Vehicle recall 84V007000 · January 25, 1984
Mercedes-Benz 450 and 450SLC
The automatic transmission downshift linkage adjacent to the engine throttle control contains a plastic bushing that could deform due to high engine compartment temperatures…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Remedy
- Plastic bushings will be replaced with steel bushings.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions.system: transmission.consequences of defect: the transmission and throttle linkages could bind,possibly preventing the throttle linkage from returning to idle. Loss ofvehicle control and an accident could result.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 84V007000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 25, 1984
- Filed by
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.
- Owner notification
- January 27, 1984
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 54,056
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mercedes-Benz 450 (1977-1978, 1980): 1980, 1978, 1977
- Mercedes-Benz 450SLC (1979): 1979
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