IllustrationWHILE PARKING HER VEHICLE INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD AND HIT A TREE AND BANK BUILDING. *JB *YH
1979 Mercedes Benz 450SLC
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all 450SLC years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reportsWHEN ENGINE WAS STARTED, IT RAN AT FULL THROTTLE DUE TO A NYLON BUSHING FAILURE, THE NYLON BUSHING WAS NOTED TO BE COMPLETELY DISINTEGRATED. *SLC
Official recalls
184V007000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Jan 25, 1984
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT LINKAGE ADJACENT TO THE ENGINE THROTTLE CONTROL CONTAINS A PLASTIC BUSHING THAT COULD DEFORM DUE TO HIGH ENGINE COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURES CREATED BY THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: Not supplied
Remedy: PLASTIC BUSHINGS WILL BE REPLACED WITH STEEL BUSHINGS.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.