Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / 240 / 2003

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000239965 Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970
Consumer's City: METUCHEN Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: 240 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Unknown or other
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 30 2003 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Serious design flaw and safety hazard in 2003 mercedes benz c240.*mr the vehicle full size spare is mounted on a wheel of a different material than the wheel in the vehicle. when the spare tire was mounted with the bolts removed from the tire being replaced, severe damage occurred to the wheel and rim. the tire specifications in the owners manual indicated that different rims were used for the mounted tires and spare in the us, but there was no warning that different bolts were required. *nlm