2000 Mercedes-Benz 202 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz 202. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The front bumber is too low. When you pull into a parking space with a wheel stanchion the bumber rides over the stanchion and upon backing out the bumber does not ride back over the stanchion but rather cracks. This occurs on stanchions as low as two or three inches and is virtually unavoidable…”
Defect investigations
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…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Mercedes-Benz 202 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.