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1999 MERCEDES BENZ SLK230 — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR

crash1 injured · 657384 · 2008-02-12

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES BENZ
Model
SLK230
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
Miles at failure
107,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

FOR MY SLK 230 1999 , SPORT PACKAGE, THE RED AND BLACK INTERIORS, FADE AWAY CONSTANTLY , THE RED PAINT ON DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE IS VERY DELICATE, IT WILL SCRATCH ALL THE WAY DEEP ENOUGH TO SEE THE BLACK ORIGINAL COLOR OF THE SAME... CARDAN JOINTS HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOUR TIMES AND KEEPS BREAKING , I HAVE A BRAND NEW ONE IN MY TRUNK BECAUSE THE 4TH ONE IS ALREADY BROKEN...THEN THE ASR LIGHT TURNS ON" AVOIDING FOR THE ASR SYSTEM TO WORK PROPERLY, CAN BECOME VERY DANGEROUS ON WET ROAD.. I HAD AN ACCIDENT AND ALMOST TOTALED MY SLK230... *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10217894
Machine
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