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Mercedes-Benz S550

Every Mercedes-Benz S550 model year on file, 2015 to 2017. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years7210 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32015 to 2017
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins426Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 41, 57% of the model's total

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

020406020154120162017
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Structure leads the Mercedes-Benz S550 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Structure
10
Seat belts
10
Visibility and wipers
9
Steering
8
Electrical system
7
Airbags
6
Wheels
5
Engine and cooling
5
Fuel system
4
Tires
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz S550 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 S550 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Sedan160.094101149
2016Sedan156.710752142
2015Sedan4122.025651135
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz S550

  • 23V-854 Dec 15, 2023
    Front roof panel located between the windshield and the panoramic sunroof may not have been bonded correctly to the vehicle during a prior repair,…
    Structure · 2,976 vehicles
  • 21V-197 Mar 19, 2021
    Front roof panel located between the windshield and the panoramic sunroof may not have been bonded correctly to the vehicle during a prior repair
    Structure · 15k vehicles
  • 21V-072 Feb 12, 2021
    On June 18, 2021, an additional 9 vehicles were added, including certain 2021 GLA250, GLC300, 2018 S450, E400, and 2017 CLA250 vehicles
    Communication · 67 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-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-714 Nov 14, 2017
    Transistor within the power steering control unit may overheat resulting in the power steering system being disabled
    Steering · 72 vehicles
  • 17V-251 Apr 11, 2017
    Affected vehicles have front seat seatbelt pretensioners that may not function properly in the event of a crash
    Seat belts · 13k vehicles
  • 17V-177 Mar 14, 2017
    Various control units on these vehicles may have been updated with incorrect software, potentially affecting the correct deployment of the air…
    Airbags · 51 vehicles
  • 16V-899 Dec 14, 2016
    Affected vehicles use an electric power steering system that may have improperly soldered contacts inside the control unit, potentially resulting…
    Steering · 70 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.