1998 Mercedes-Benz M-Class

Documented records held locally from official US and Canadian sources. Each record shows its official identifier so it can be confirmed at the source; nothing here is a score or a prediction.

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 4 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 32 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 2 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 138 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 0 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 08V465000 2008-09-17

    Recall 08V465000

    MERCEDES-BENZ IS RECALLING 125,228 MY 1998-2004 M-CLASS VEHICLES. THE HOSE CLAMP USED TO SECURE THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLING HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER MAY NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CLAMPING FORCE FOR THIS CONNECTION.

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 03V121000 2003-03-27

    Recall 03V121000

    ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE HOSE CLAMP USED TO SECURE THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLING HOSE TO THE POWER STEERING FLUID COOLER MAY NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT CLAMPING FORCE FOR THIS CONNECTION.

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 99V328000 1999-11-22

    Recall 99V328000

    VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE LATCHING MECHANISM ON THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS NOT ASSEMBLED CORRECTLY. IF THE PLASTIC COVER IS LOOSE DURING THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE BUCKLE TONGUE TO THE LATCH MECHANISM, THE BUCKLE COULD UNLATCH.

    Recorded model years: 1998

Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 26 records exist for the Mercedes-Benz M-Class where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 10181124 2020-09-30

    LI27.50-P-071658

    Harsh engagement when changing gear range from P to D or R

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 10181123 2020-09-22

    LI27.50-P-049281

    Harsh engagement when changing gear range from P to D

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • 10135598 2015-03-25

    LI07.08-P-060993

    Engine diagnosis warning lamp lights up in instrument cluster, fault code U145400: "Implausible data were received from the ethanol sensor"

    Recorded model years: 1998

Showing 3 of 32 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 295 records exist for the Mercedes-Benz M-Class where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • RQ08002 2008-03-11

    POWER STEERING HOSE LEAK

    MERCEDES-BENZ USA (MBUSA) WILL NOTIFY CERTAIN MODEL YEAR (MY) 1998 THROUGH 2003 M-CLASS OWNERS OF THE NEED TO BRING THEIR VEHICLES INTO DEALERS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE PREVIOUSLY CAMPAIGNED UNDER MBUSA RECALL 2003-040005 (NHTSA RECALL 03V-121).THE MBUSA CAMPAIGN, WHICH ODI IS DESIGNATING RECALL 08V-465, WILL REPLACE THE POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE AND CLAMP IN ALL VEHICLES THAT RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL…

    Recorded model years: 1998

  • PE03058 2003-12-17

    ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILURE

    THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) OPENED THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER-STEERING ASSIST.ODI HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 546 NON-DUPLICATIVE REPORTS THAT ALLEGE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT PULLEY HARMONIC BALANCER FAILURE ON ALL MERCEDES-BENZ VEHICLES USING THE SUBJECT COMPONENT.THE SUBJECT COMPONENT FAILURES ARE PROGRESSIVE IN NATURE AND…

    Recorded model years: 1998

A further 10 records exist for the Mercedes-Benz M-Class where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

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Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

138 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 10
  • reports mentioning a fire 5
  • reported injuries 11

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Electrical system23 (11.3%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2001–2014.
  • Engine23 (11.3%)
  • Fuel system21 (10.3%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2012–2015.
  • Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)18 (8.9%)
  • Brakes17 (8.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2006–2011.
  • Body & structure14 (6.9%)
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)11 (5.4%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2015.
  • Exhaust & emissions control9 (4.4%)

Other / uncategorized: 5 classifications (2.5%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 2,035 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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