Model year record

1992 MERCEDES BENZ 500SL

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 5 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 93V067000

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist

Component: Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.
Vehicles affected: 14,300
Reported to NHTSA: 1993-04-28
Owners notified: 1993-05-14

Defect description

DURING THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE AIR FILTER HOUSING WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO MISROUTE THE PREFORMED VACUUM HOSE AND DAMAGE THE CHECK VALVE IN THE VACUUM HOSE. IF THE CHECK VALVE IS DAMAGED, LOSS OF SUFFICIENT BRAKE POWER ASSIST WILL OCCUR.

Safety risk

LACK OF SUFFICIENT BRAKE POWER ASSIST WILL INCREASESTOPPING DISTANCE AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPLACE THE PREFORMED VACUUM HOSE WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PREFORMED HOSE WITH A RELOCATED CHECK VALVE WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CHECK VALVE BEING DAMAGED.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

Component	Complaints	Median mileage
Tires	2	—
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood	1	161,500 mi
Seats: front assembly: power adjust	1	—
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip	1	8,913 mi

The 1991 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.