23V854000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
A detached roof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
2017 MERCEDES BENZ GLC300
12 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 135 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints135
Complaints citing a crash6
Complaints citing a fire3
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
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.
18V683000
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
If the rear seat passengers cannot fasten their seat belts, they have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
18V177000
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
If the rear seat passengers cannot fasten their seat belts, they have an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
What owners report most
- 37ENGINE
- 15ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 13FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 12UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 8AIR BAGS
- 7POWER TRAIN
- 7SEAT BELTS
- 4SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 MERCEDES BENZ GLC300s 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.