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2001 Mercedes Benz 430

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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8Owner complaints

Model-year median: 14

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
4Interior Lighting
3Air Bags
1Exterior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1
All reported categories
Seat Belts
1Suspension
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 7 of 8 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Interior Lighting. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Latches/locks/linkages complaints

1 reports
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72,000 miles · Dec 11, 2007
Latches/locks/linkages

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY LOCKS ,I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE YEAR OF MY CAR HAD A RECALL ,FOR THE PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING WITH MY LOCKS NOT LOCKING .WHEN I TAKE OFF MY LOCKS WILL DOUBLE LOCK AND ONE OF MY PASSENGER DOORS IN THE BACK DOES NOT LOCK . I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RE…

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I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY LOCKS ,I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE YEAR OF MY CAR HAD A RECALL ,FOR THE PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING WITH MY LOCKS NOT LOCKING .WHEN I TAKE OFF MY LOCKS WILL DOUBLE LOCK AND ONE OF MY PASSENGER DOORS IN THE BACK DOES NOT LOCK . I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT ON THE LIST AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10211490

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.