STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
A loose steering coupling can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
5 safety recall campaigns, 14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
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.
A loose steering coupling can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Wheel rim insert detachment can create a hazard for other road users, increasing the risk of a crash.
An 80-Amp fuse that fails can result in a sudden loss of drive power or a loss of critical safety functions such as the restraint systems or instrument cluster, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. Additionally, there could be an increased risk of a fire.
In the event of a crash with window air bag deployment, detached absorbers can strike vehicle occupants and increase their risk of injury.
A high-voltage battery monitoring system that does not alert the driver of a battery malfunction may increase the risk of an injury.
Two 2023 MERCEDES BENZ redundant EQE 350 4MATICs 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.