https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-280-sl New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Mercedes-Benz 280 SL. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:13:11 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-280-sl https://plaincars.com/make/mercedes-benz-280-sl#complaint-776570 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 1977 MERCEDES BENZ 280 WITH A CRACKED SUB-FRAME.*DT THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SUB-FRAME HAD SERIOUS CRACKS AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. MERCEDES BENZ INFORMED THE CONSUMER HE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS A GRAY MARKET, WHICH MEANT IT WAS NOT IMPORTED TO A MERCEDES BENZ DEALER BUT PURCHASED IN GERMANY. *JB