The 1984 Mercedes-Benz 190 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 168,121 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, air. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
PARKING BRAKE91V1370001991-08-2096,541 affected
Defect
THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO DISTORT THE GRIP AND PINCH THE BRAKE RELEASE KNOB. IF THE RELEASE KNOB STICKS IN A PARTIAL ENGAGE/RELEASE POSITION BECAUSE OF THE PINCHED GRIP, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE LEVER TO RELEASE UNINTENTIONALLY WITH A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE.
Consequence
IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY PARKED WITH THETRANSMISSION IN THE CORRECT POSITION, AND IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A GRADE,REDUCTION IN PARKING BRAKE FORCE COULD LEAD TO UNINTENTIONAL ROLLAWAY AND ANACCIDENT.
Remedy
REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE GRIP WITH A NEW GRIP TYPE.
IN CASE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE WHICH BLOWS FUSE NO. 9, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WILL NOT OPERATE.
Consequence
TOUCHING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROLWOULD NOT FUNCTION AS INTENDED.
Remedy
USE TWO FUSES IN COMBINATION SO THAT IN CASE OF A FUSE FAILURE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WILL NOT OPERATE.
WHEELS85V0720001985-05-286,384 affected
Defect
WHEELS MAY DEVELOP HAIRLINE CRACKS IN THE AREA OF THE VENTILATION HOLES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: RIMS MAY EVENTUALLY BREAK AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE…
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Applied the brakes and foot pedal went to the floor, resulting in an accident. Please provide any further information. Ph”
“After the use of the product " fix - a - flat" the treated tires showed bubbles on the outer side.one of those bubbles busted open while the car was parked. At the tire store the store manager was not surprised, because he saw those symtoms before after the product was used. I see the product…”
“The heater core in the vehicle ruptured, causing boiling hot coolant to pour onto the driver's feet. The boiling coolant caused severe burns to the driver's feet, ankles and legs. The escaping coolant also caused the car to fiil up with steam and elliminated visibility.”
“Cooling system failure, the heater core in the vehicle failed, causing hot coolant to come into the interior of vehicle, causing burns to driver's feet. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP87019 Opened 1987-05-22 · closed 1987-10-29
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationEA88034 Opened 1988-07-15 · closed 1990-07-31
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY PETITIONED NHTSA TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTOSUDDEN ACCELERATION ON VARIOUS MERCEDES-BENZ MODELS.THE PETITION WASGRANTED WITH RESPECT TO THE 1986-1987 300E MODEL AND ENGINEERING ANALYSISEA88-003 WAS OPENED COVERING JUST THE 1986 AND 1987 300 E VEHICLES.SUBSEQUENTLY, CFAS REPETITIONED NHTSA…
InvestigationEA90040 Opened 1990-08-29 · closed 1991-08-30
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1984 Mercedes-Benz 190 as of
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