2019 MERCEDES BENZ CLS 450

12 safety recall campaigns, 18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints18
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 12

22V7330002022-09-30

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

The inability to operate safety features (eCall system, hazard lights, electric seats, or automatic door locks) can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

22V3650002022-05-20

COMMUNICATION: AUTO CRASH NOTIFICATION

A disabled eCall system would prevent a vehicle occupant from contacting the emergency services call center in an emergency, potentially delaying emergency responders and increasing the risk of injury.

22V2320002022-04-08

BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

An inoperable rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V0580002021-02-05

COMMUNICATION: AUTO CRASH NOTIFICATION

Failure of the eCall system may result in emergency responders being dispatched to the wrong location, increasing the risk of injury following a crash.

20V4490002020-07-31

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

Without the audible tone and blinking warning light to remind the front seat occupants that their seat belts are not buckled, they may forget to buckle their seat belt, increasing their risk of injury in the event of a crash.

19V7880002019-11-01

SEAT BELTS

The electric PRE-SAFE®-function and the seat belt pretensioners may not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

What owners report most

  • 4WHEELS
  • 3ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 3STEERING
  • 2SUSPENSION
  • 2TIRES
  • 1WHEELS:RIM
  • 1ENGINE
  • 1SERVICE BRAKES

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Two 2019 MERCEDES BENZ CLS 450s 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.

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