Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCEDES BENZ / ML320 / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001234249 Incident Date: Jun, 18 2001
Consumer's City: CAMPBELL Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Model Name: ML320 Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 4JGAB54E8YA Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Mar, 19 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was severely injured when my 2000 mercedes-benz ml320 failed to steer in an attempted u-turn resulting in impact with a tree. i was hospitalized with three facial fractures (eye socket, jaw, and nose). the air bags did not deploy. the reason for the accident was failure of the cars steering mechanism which has subsequently been recalled. i also feel the dealership lied in connection with the accident. the car (suv) sustained major damage. i have an ongoing medical issue. *jb