23V854000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
A detached roof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
2015 MERCEDES BENZ C400
8 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints13
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 8
21V197000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
The adhesive bonding of the front panel might deteriorate, possibly causing the front panel to detach from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
19V787000
COMMUNICATION
An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, increasing the risk of injury.
17V627000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.
15V845000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
If the vehicle experiences a loss of power steering assist, extra steering effort will be required, especially at lower speeds, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
15V138000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
If the locking plate is not properly secured to the fuel delivery module it may become loose, and leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire. If the electrical wires are pinched, the fuel pump may stop working, resulting in a stall, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 3STRUCTURE
- 3STRUCTURE:BODY
- 1ENGINE
- 1SUSPENSION
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1VISIBILITY/WIPER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2015 MERCEDES BENZ C400s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.