Mercedes Benz 210 1999

Model 210 made in 1999 by Mercedes Benz got 1 consumer complain, 1 investigation there is 1 recall as well as 5 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference to suspension. . Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling, fuel system, other and steering. The car had one investigation (engine and engine cooling). There was one recall concerning exterior lighting .

210 year 1999

Recalls
Technical Service Bulletins
Defect investigations
Consumer Complaints

Model 1999

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date	Regulation Part Number	FMVSS Number
EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS
09E025000	DOPE, INC.	E (Equipment)	42540	07/28/2009	OVSC	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	05/11/2009	05/11/2009	571	108
Defect Summary	Dope, inc. is recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these lamps do not contain the required amber side reflectors.
Consequence Summary	Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Corrective Summary	Dope, inc. will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. at 1-626-272-1798.
Notes	This recall only pertains to aftermarket replacement equipment and has no relation to any original equipment installed on vehicles produced by the vehicle manufacturer.in order to determine if your aftermarket lamp assembly is affected by this noncompliance, please review the list of model numbers provided to us by dope, inc.the list can be found under document search located at the bottom of your screen. owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE
38992	08/27/1999	608400	Subject on dealer technical bulletin 38/99-2 engine rough idle. *mjs	11/26/1999
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
PB473112	07/01/2001	622111	Subject regarding replacement of orvr (on board refueling vapor recovery) pressure relief valve. *tt	10/12/2001
PB473111	07/01/2001	622119	Subject regarding replacement of orvr (on board refueling vapor recovery) pressure relief valve. *tt	10/12/2001
STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP
463040	04/26/2006	10019990	Flow noises from area of power steering pump and/or foaming of power steering oil in reservoir. *tt	05/19/2006
VISIBILITY - POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
PSIMBNA82112	09/01/1998	603009	Various information on installation of cd changer and celular telephone ( ctel ) systems for 129, 170 and other models. *yc	01/26/1999

Investigations

NHTSA ID	Manufacturer	Date open	Date close	Subject
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE - BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
PE03058	MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.	12/17/2003	04/22/2004	ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE
	The office of defects investigation (odi) opened this preliminary evaluation to investigate allegations of engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure that could result in loss of power-steering assist.odi has received a total of 546 non-duplicative reports that allege engine crankshaft pulley harmonic balancer failure on all mercedes-benz vehicles using the subject component.the subject component failures are progressive in nature and only a small percentage of the complaints and warrant claims involved a failure that had progressed far enough to effect power steering performance (6 of 55 odi complaints reference increased steering effort).there have been no crashes or injuries related to the alleged defect.a safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.accordingly, this investigation is closed.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.the agency will take further action if warranted by the circumstances.see summary report attached for further detail.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS
10/11/2006	130000	1
	Driving along approximately 50 mph and right front coil spring came off of car due to upper spring perch rotted out. no repairs as of yet. *jb