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2003 Mercedes-Benz 240 problems

NHTSA lists 27 complaints for the 2003 Mercedes-Benz 240, 4 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ 240.

At a glance

Complaints
27
With crash
4
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
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
3

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
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM622.2%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING518.5%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE518.5%
POWER TRAIN414.8%
AIR BAGS27.4%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC27.4%
SUSPENSION27.4%
WHEELS27.4%
CHILD SEAT13.7%
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER13.7%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGEXHAUST SYSTEM2
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
WHEELSRIM2
AIR BAGSFRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMIGNITION1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMINSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEDELIVERY1
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHERSTORAGE1
STRUCTUREBODY1

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

3 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
AIR BAGS2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1

10034306

Date: 2010-06-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS.

MERCEDES: AIRBAG DURABILITY AND RELIABILITY. AIR BAG SRS CONTROL MODULE (N2/2) DOES NOT HAVE A SET SHELF LIFE AND WILL NORMALLY BE RELIABLE FOR THE LIFE OF A VEHICLE. WITH 164, 216 221, 251 AND NEWER, THE AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT CAN BE RESET FIVE TIMES. WITH MODES 202, 210 AND NEWER, THE AIRBAG CONT

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
24027

Same model, other years

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Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2003

Sources

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