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Mercedes-Benz GLE550E

Every Mercedes-Benz GLE550E model year on file, 2016 to 2018. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years42 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32016 to 2018
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins209Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 3, 75% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

01232016201732018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Mercedes-Benz GLE550E complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
1
Structure
1
Powertrain
1
Speed control
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz GLE550E model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Mercedes-Benz GLE550E by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2018Not decoded0NoneNone010
2017SUV366.7651105
2016SUV10.0251104
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz GLE550E

  • 22V-955 Dec 23, 2022
    Water might accumulate in the spare tire wheel well and damage the fuel pump control unit, which could cause an engine stall while driving
    Fuel system · 348k vehicles
  • 21V-058 Feb 5, 2021
    Software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct vehicle location for the emergency call system (eCall) in the…
    Communication · 1.29M vehicles
  • 19V-787 Nov 1, 2019
    For a full list of the affected models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2019/RMISC-19V787-4620.pdf
    Communication · 24k vehicles
  • 17V-828 Dec 18, 2017
    Tire pressure label on the B-pillar lists incorrect seating capacity and front and rear tire dimension information
    Equipment · 64 vehicles
  • 17V-816 Dec 18, 2017
    Rear passenger door on the driver side may indicate that it is locked, when it may not be
    Latches and locks · 8,700 vehicles
  • 17V-241 Apr 11, 2017
    Affected vehicles have an electric power steering connector that may be insufficiently sealed, allowing water to enter the control unit
    Steering · 58k vehicles
  • 17V-077 Feb 8, 2017
    In certain types of crash events, the center console may unlatch, allowing the objects within to fly around the cabin
    Latches and locks · 5,882 vehicles
  • 16V-903 Dec 15, 2016
    Front passenger seat Occupant Classification System (OCS) calibration may be incorrect, and as a result, the system can incorrectly classify the…
    Airbags · 48k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.