Consumer Complaint Detail
MERCEDES BENZ / 240 / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| 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 |