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Mercedes-Benz GLS 550

Every Mercedes-Benz GLS 550 model year on file, 2018 to 2019. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years80 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years22018 to 2019
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins171Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 75% of the model's total

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

0246201862019
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Mercedes-Benz GLS 550 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
2
Suspension
2
Powertrain
1
Electrical system
1
Seat belts
1
Brakes
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Seats
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz GLS 550 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 GLS 550 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2019SUV20.052087
2018SUV60.0153084
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz GLS 550

  • 22V-365 May 20, 2022
    Error in the communication module's SIM card software can cause a mobile network connection failure, disabling the emergency call (eCall) system
    Communication · 243k 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
  • 18V-539 Aug 16, 2018
    Rear brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may not have been correctly coated, causing gas to become temporarily released into the rear brake…
    Brakes · 9,044 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.