23V854000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
A detached roof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
2018 MERCEDES BENZ GLA 250
12 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 69 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints69
Complaints citing a crash4
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 6 of 12
22V365000
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.
21V229000
STEERING
A separated universal joint bearing can cause a loss of steering control and increase the risk of a crash.
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.
21V072000
COMMUNICATION
A disabled eCall system would prevent a vehicle occupant from contacting emergency services through the call center in an emergency, potentially delaying emergency responders and increasing the risk of injury.
21V058000
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.
What owners report most
- 10ENGINE
- 9ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 9UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 6POWER TRAIN
- 5FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 5WHEELS
- 5AIR BAGS
- 4STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 MERCEDES BENZ GLA 250s 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.