10025644
Date: 2008-02-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
MODEL 240; HEAD LAMPS/ FOG LAMPS FOGGED. *PE
2002 Mercedes-Benz 240 problems
NHTSA lists 26 complaints for the 2002 Mercedes-Benz 240, 5 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 4 complaints mention an injury, with 7 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-09.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ 240.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26
- With crash
- 5
- With fire
- 1
- With injury (complaints)
- 4
- Injuries
- 7
- 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
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 7 | 26.9% |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 | 15.4% |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 | 15.4% |
| AIR BAGS | 3 | 11.5% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 3 | 11.5% |
| EQUIPMENT | 3 | 11.5% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 | 11.5% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 3 | 11.5% |
| STRUCTURE | 2 | 7.7% |
| VISIBILITY | 2 | 7.7% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WIRING | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ENGINE | 2 |
| AIR BAGS | SIDE/WINDOW | 1 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | WARNINGS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | AUTOMATIC (ASC) | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | APPLIANCE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | ELECTRICAL | 1 |
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.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 1 |
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
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 240 | 26 |
Same model, other years
Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2002
Sources
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