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Mercedes-Benz GLS550

Every Mercedes-Benz GLS550 model year on file, 2017 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years60 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years12017 to 2017
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins78Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 6, 100% of the model's total

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

024620176
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Mercedes-Benz GLS550 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
1
Engine and cooling
1
Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz GLS550 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 GLS550 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Sedan60.0355078
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz GLS550

  • 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
  • 18V-272 Apr 27, 2018
    In certain driving conditions, if the oil level in the ACS reservoir is below the minimum level, the oil may foam and leak out of the vent holes…
    Suspension · 9,725 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-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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.