- Vehicles
- 16,107
- Built between
- Mar 1970 – Sep 1970
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 30 April 1971
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1970 and September 1970. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1971 Mercedes-Benz 220Built March 1970 to September 1970
- 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250Built March 1970 to September 1970
- 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280Built March 1970 to September 1970
- 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300Built March 1970 to September 1970
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1970 to September 1970
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 April 1971
- Owners notified30 April 1971
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 30 April 1971.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Mercedes benz service bullitin no mb-t 278.MANFD from mid ma rch to SEPT.30, 1970.POSSIBILITY that checkvalve of vacuumline from brake booster tointake manifold might develop crac ks, causing booster system assist reductionand resulting in p ossible reduced braking capacity.(correct by replacinglineand check valve.)
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.