The 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 160 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT90V1320001990-07-2780 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STRETCH LIMOUSINES ALTERED BY KELLY/COACHWORKS, INC. LIMOUSINE MAY NOT HAVE ALTERERS TIRE PLACARD WITH CORRECT TIRE SIZE AND LOAD INFORMATION, AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 110.
Consequence
VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARD AND CONSUMERRELYING ON THE WRONG INFORMATION MIGHT EXPERIENCE TRAUMATIC TIRE DAMAGE WITHLOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
Remedy
INSTALL CORRECT TIRE PLACARD.
EQUIPMENT90V1310001990-07-2780 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STRETCH LIMOUSINES ALTERED BY KELLY/COACHWORKS. LIMOUSINES MAY NOT CONTAIN ALTERERS CERTIFICATION LABEL IN VIOLATION OF 49 CFR PART 567.
Consequence
VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERALREGULATIONS.
Remedy
INSTALL ALTERERS LABELS AS REQUIRED.
Complaints by component
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes1injuries
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes
VISIBILITY
1
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl*the contact owns a 1987 mercedes benz 560sl. The contact stated that the driver side sun visor broke and fell; the plastic that held the visor broke. The contact called the dealer who stated that the contact would be responsible for repair costs. The manufacturer had not been notified. The…”
“Faulty fuel pump relay caused vehicle to stall intermittently.”
“Vehicle suddenly accelerated forward, resulting in impact with the house. Tt”
“Frontal collision impact 12:00 position, speed 65mph, air bag did not deploy. Tt”
Defect investigations
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…
InvestigationPE88032 Opened 1988-03-10 · closed 1988-05-02
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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