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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
55SWF8DB9KU••••••2019 Mercedes-benz C300
This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2019 Mercedes-benz C300 build (4 vs 2).
4on this build
33on the model
21builds in total
Most reportedElectrical System 3Engine 2Communication 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemJun 2026
Throttle body and accelerator pedal position sensors failed. Component is available for inspection upon request. Independent service center confirmed failure on 1/3/2026 with 6 stored fault codes: P2101, P0122, P0222, P0123, P0223, P2135. Vehicle shuts off while driving without…
EngineFeb 2020
The contact leased a 2019 mercedes-benz c300. The contact stated that while driving at 70 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently to 30 mph with the check engine warning light illuminated. The failure was experienced three times. The vehicle was towed to three unknown dealers…
Electrical SystemMar 2021
Dear friends, I have received a safety recall message and contacted to my car dealership. Despite I called few times to different Mercedes my dealership (Mercedes DTLA, Mercedes Corporate office) the recall issue has not been fixed. It has been 3 months since I am calling them…
Electrical SystemMar 2021
The contact owns a 2019 Mercedes-Benz C300. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V058000 (Communication, Electrical System). The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The local dealer along…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 55SWF8DB9KU318317 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.