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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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WDDGF54X69R••••••2009 Mercedes Benz C300
That is about average for the 2009 Mercedes Benz C300 — 9 complaints per build across 58 builds.
8on this build
515on the model
58builds in total
Most reportedAir Bags 5Tires 1Steering 1Seat Belts 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagsSep 2017
The contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz c300. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V081000 (air bags) and 16V363000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…
Seat BeltsJun 2016
The contact owns a 2009 mercedes-benz c300. While driving approximately 25 mph with the seat belt latched, the seat belt warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000
SteeringDec 2014
I went to start up my car in the morning and the key would turn but would not start the engine. I kept on getting a reading to remove my key. It turns out that the steering column mechanism has frozen up. I had the car towed to the dealership and they want to charge $1,500 to…
TiresFeb 2010
I own a 2009 c300 series mercedes benz. We bought our car in 2010 as a demo with only 12,000 miles on it from the mercedes dealership. We had to change out one of the tires 2 months after we got the car due to a big bubble not in the tire. A month later, we then had to change…
Air BagsNov 2016
Takata recall , keep calling mercedes benz dealer told no parts available , and to call air bag recall number
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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 WDDGF54X69R050532 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.