2000 Mercedes-Benz 220 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz 220. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
INTERIOR LIGHTING
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Instrument cluster panel went black -- no lighting, no instrument indications. Speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauges, fuel gauge, everything inoperative. Nhtsa campaign number 06v028000 extended this recall for 10 years, until 2016, but my m/b dealer told me the recall expired in 2009 and refused…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2013-08-19

“Instrument cluster panel went black -- no lighting, no instrument indications. Speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauges, fuel gauge, everything inoperative. Nhtsa campaign number 06v028000 extended this recall for 10 years, until 2016, but my m/b dealer told me the recall expired in 2009 and refused…”

INTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2013-08-19

“The following is the response from the warrenty report to mb.dear major pratt. No safety defect listed. *ak”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 2002-02-18

Defect investigations

Investigation PE03058 Opened 2003-12-17 · closed 2004-04-22

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE

THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER-STEERING ASSIST.ODI HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 546 NON-DUPLICATIVE REPORTS THAT ALLEGE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz 220 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.