19V787000
COMMUNICATION
An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, increasing the risk of injury.
2016 MERCEDES BENZ GL450
5 safety recall campaigns, 15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints15
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire1
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 5 of 5
18V272000
SUSPENSION:FRONT
The leaking oil in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
17V241000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
If water enters the power steering control unit, the power steering assist may be deactivated, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.
17V081000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
The loose bolt may cause improper wheel tracking, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 5UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 3SEATS
- 2ENGINE
- 1STEERING
- 1SUSPENSION
- 1VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
- 1LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 MERCEDES BENZ GL450s 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.