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Mercedes-Benz 430

Every Mercedes-Benz 430 model year on file, 1998 to 2001. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years285 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years41998 to 2001
Recall campaigns1Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 20, 71% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05101520199819992000202001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Mercedes-Benz 430 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
9
Lighting
8
Airbags
6
Suspension
3
Seat belts
2
Speed control
1
Powertrain
1
Stability and traction control
1
Latches and locks
1
Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz 430 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercedes-Benz 430 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2001Sedan80.036100
2000SUV2025.082010
1999Not decoded0NoneNone100
1998Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz 430

  • 06E-026 Mar 23, 2006
    Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above
    Lighting ยท 62k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.