I don't think there have been many accidents as a result of the perch failure. They seem to all fail at fairly low speeds, usually during turning, like pulling into a parking space. The fact is you probably won't lose control of the car if one fails, even at higher speeds. Just as if a spring broke, the control arms remain attached to the car, the steering will still work, it is just very shocking to have one side drop down and makes lots of noise if the wheel happens to contact the fender. Probably a little worse than getting a blowout at highway speeds...but still bad and it should be fixed by MB before it happens on any car.

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Marty D.

2013 C300 4Matic
1984 BMW 733i
2013 Lincoln MKz