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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.
WDBSK75F34F••••••2004 Mercedes Benz SL500
That is about average for the 2004 Mercedes Benz SL500 — 3 complaints per build across 13 builds.
4on this build
42on the model
13builds in total
Most reportedSuspension 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1Fuel/propulsion System 1
What owners of this build wrote
SuspensionJul 2016
The vehicles suspension erratically lowers and rises while driving causing the driver to lose temporary control of the vehicle. This occurs unexpectedly at all speeds. The vehicle has been towed to the mercedes dealer 4 times. The dealer has flushed the hydraulic fluid once,…
Fuel/propulsion SystemJun 2012
A pounding noise (like a hammer hitting a 2x4) occurred repeatedly whenever I started or stopped. It turned out to be a failure of the baffles inside the gas tank and required a replacement of the gas tank at a cost of over $2000. This is clearly a defect in materials or…
Engine And Engine CoolingJul 2011
The contact owns a 2004 mercedes benz sl 500. The contact stated that the active body control was leaking fluid near the engine. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was advised to have the active body control replaced. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id…
SuspensionDec 2011
Parked the car . When tried to backup the car from parked space, the front of the car got stuck over the concrete barriers and broke the front. Upon inspection I realized that the front driver side of the car is dropped about 3 inches. I took it to dealer and after 2-3 months…
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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 WDBSK75F34F076290 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.