The 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 160 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 16 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STRETCH LIMOUSINES ALTERED BY KELLY/COACHWORKS, INC. LIMOUSINE MAY NOT HAVE ALTERERS TIRE PLACARD WITH CORRECT TIRE SIZE AND LOAD INFORMATION, AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 110.
VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARD AND CONSUMERRELYING ON THE WRONG INFORMATION MIGHT EXPERIENCE TRAUMATIC TIRE DAMAGE WITHLOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
INSTALL CORRECT TIRE PLACARD.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STRETCH LIMOUSINES ALTERED BY KELLY/COACHWORKS. LIMOUSINES MAY NOT CONTAIN ALTERERS CERTIFICATION LABEL IN VIOLATION OF 49 CFR PART 567.
VEHICLES WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERALREGULATIONS.
INSTALL ALTERERS LABELS AS REQUIRED.
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Dt*: the contact stated when shifted into drive, the vehicle accelerated uncontrollably into the street where it collided with a house on the other side at 25 mph. The police department and an emergency medical team responded. A police report and photos were taken. The contact avoided serious…”
“Airbag sensor light is faulty. Could result in non-deployment of airbag during vehicle accident. *cb”
“Cruise control not working properly. Could result in runaway vehicle and accident. *cb”
“Failure of alarm system. Alarm goes off during middle of the night. *cb”
“When the vehicle was shifted from park to reverse vehicle suddenly accelerated, resulting in a collision which caused minor injuries. *ak”
“Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when put in reverse, resulting in vehicle hitting a curb, going airborne into a store window. Driver applied brakes, but brakes failed to stop vehicle. Driver sustained injuries. Vehicle was severely damaged. *ak”
“Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration when put in reverse, resulting in vehicle hitting a curb, going airborne into a store window. Driver applied brakes, but brakes failed to stop vehicle. Driver sustained injuries. Vehicle was severely damaged. *ak”
“Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while in reverse gear resulting in collision with store and injury to consumer. *mjs”
THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY PETITIONED NHTSA TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTOSUDDEN ACCELERATION ON VARIOUS MERCEDES-BENZ MODELS.THE PETITION WASGRANTED WITH RESPECT TO THE 1986-1987 300E MODEL AND ENGINEERING ANALYSISEA88-003 WAS OPENED COVERING JUST THE 1986 AND 1987 300 E VEHICLES.SUBSEQUENTLY, CFAS REPETITIONED NHTSA…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.