19V787000
COMMUNICATION
An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, increasing the risk of injury.
2016 MERCEDES BENZ SLK300
4 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints3
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 4 of 4
16V306000
SUSPENSION:REAR
A change of the rear wheel alignment and independent steering of the rear axle may increase the risk of a crash.
16V211000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
In this situation, without the backup power supply, the only way to keep the vehicle from moving is to press the brake pedal. As soon as the driver attempts to exit the vehicle, the vehicle may roll, increasing the risk of injury.
15V662000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Engine damage may result in a stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 MERCEDES BENZ SLK300s 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.