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2001 Mercedes-Benz 240 problems

NHTSA lists 22 complaints for the 2001 Mercedes-Benz 240, 3 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 2 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ 240.

At a glance

Complaints
22
With crash
3
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
2
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
2

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING418.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL418.2%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM313.6%
STRUCTURE313.6%
AIR BAGS29.1%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE29.1%
SUSPENSION29.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER29.1%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)14.5%
EQUIPMENT14.5%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
AIR BAGSFRONTAL2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE2
AIR BAGSSIDE/WINDOW1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12V/24V/48V BATTERY1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGEXHAUST SYSTEM1
EQUIPMENTELECTRICAL1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEDELIVERY1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEFUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1
SEAT BELTSFRONT1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLLINKAGES1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

2 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
AIR BAGS1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1

10025644

Date: 2008-02-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.

MODEL 240; HEAD LAMPS/ FOG LAMPS FOGGED. *PE

10019907

Date: 2006-04-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

SRS LAMP ILLUMINATED AND DTC 9021 AND/OR 9027 STORED. *TT

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
24022

Same model, other years

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Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2001

Sources

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