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Mercedes-Benz 500SL Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 11 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Mercedes-Benz 500SL (1990–1992). The most-complained-about year is 1992.

1
safety recalls, all years
11
owner complaints, all years
1990
year with most recalls
1992
year with most complaints

Pick your Mercedes-Benz 500SL model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SL15
1991 Mercedes-Benz 500SL13
1990 Mercedes-Benz 500SL13

What Mercedes-Benz 500SL owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA. The 1992 model year has the most, with 5.

All Mercedes-Benz 500SL recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercedes-Benz 500SL, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Power assist (service brakes)

    NHTSA 93V067000 Reported 14,300 vehicles potentially affected MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.

    During the removal and installation of the air filter housing while servicing the vehicle, it is possible to misroute the preformed vacuum hose and damage the check valve in the vacuum hose. If the check valve is damaged, loss of sufficient brake power assist will occur.

    Remedy: Replace the preformed vacuum hose with a newly designed preformed hose with a relocated check valve which will eliminate the possibility of the check valve being damaged.

    Model years: 1990, 1991, 1992

Other Mercedes-Benz models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.