17V177000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
If the air bags do not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
2012 MERCEDES BENZ CLS550
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 31 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints31
Complaints citing a crash3
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 3 of 3
15V137000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Reduced rear side marker illumination may prevent other drivers from seeing the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
12V533000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
The reduced torque of the striker bolts might lead to a loosening of the bolts. If two of the four bolts securing the striker became loose, the secondary hood latch function would become ineffective. If this problem combines with a failure of the primary hood lock or if the hood is not properly closed, the hood could open while driving, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
What owners report most
- 8FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 4ENGINE
- 3UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 3POWER TRAIN
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
- 3ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2STEERING
- 2SUSPENSION
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 MERCEDES BENZ CLS550s 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.