The 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500sl has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 14,300 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC93V0670001993-04-2814,300 affected
Defect
DURING THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE AIR FILTER HOUSING WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO MISROUTE THE PREFORMED VACUUM HOSE AND DAMAGE THE CHECK VALVE IN THE VACUUM HOSE. IF THE CHECK VALVE IS DAMAGED, LOSS OF SUFFICIENT BRAKE POWER ASSIST WILL OCCUR.
Consequence
LACK OF SUFFICIENT BRAKE POWER ASSIST WILL INCREASESTOPPING DISTANCE AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
REPLACE THE PREFORMED VACUUM HOSE WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PREFORMED HOSE WITH A RELOCATED CHECK VALVE WHICH WILL ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE CHECK VALVE BEING DAMAGED.
Complaints by component
TIRES
1
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
1
Total complaints3
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Pirelli tires (4) bought 6/13/10. My left rear tire exploded while I was driving on a three lane highway on 7/21/10 (38 days later). Luckily I was on in the right lane and barely made it to an exit lane. The tire is pirelli four seasons p6. 225/55r15 I have pictures of the tire. The tires were…”
“Owner states while driving vehicle in the rain and coming to a complete stop the windshield wipers stopped, impairing visibility of the road while driving and at a stand still. *ak”
“Tire sidewall blew out while driving. (pirelli p6-205/65/r15)yh”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 500sl as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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