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1977 MERCEDES-BENZ 450SLC

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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1Owner complaints

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What owners reported most

Structure
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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Structure. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

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What owners actually said

1 reports
Mileage unknown · Nov 27, 2017
Structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1977 MERCEDES-BENZ 450SLC (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ARRIVING HOME, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HAD SHIFTED INWARD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 76V179000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1977 MERCEDES-BENZ 450SLC (NA). WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ARRIVING HOME, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUBFRAME HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL HAD SHIFTED INWARD. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 76V179000 (STRUCTURE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MERCEDES-BENZ OF BIRMINGHAM (1800 MONTGOMERY HWY, HOOVER AL) AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE NEW PARTS WERE NOT BEING MANUFACTURED AND THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *BF *TR

NHTSA ODI #11048714

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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