2021 MERCEDES BENZ GLE 450

17 safety recall campaigns, 27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns17
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints27
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 17

24V7240002024-09-27

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

An air bag that does not deploy properly can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

24V2070002024-03-15

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

An overheated ground connection can increase the risk of a fire.

24V1180002024-02-16

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

23V8350002023-12-08

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

An overheated ground connection can increase the risk of a fire.

23V4450002023-06-26

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.

23V1770002023-03-17

VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM

Water intrusion into the foot wells may cause corrosion and/or short circuits to electrical components, increasing the risk of fire. In addition, the emergency call (eCall) feature may be disabled and the doors may not unlock, increasing the risk of injury. Also, the engine may not start or may enter a limp-home mode, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 8ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 7ENGINE
  • 3UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 2POWER TRAIN
  • 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
  • 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
  • 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 1VISIBILITY/WIPER

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Two 2021 MERCEDES BENZ GLE 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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