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Mercedes-Benz SL550

Every Mercedes-Benz SL550 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 years60 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years32015 to 2017
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins208Summed across model years
By model year

The 2017 model year drew the most complaints, 4, 67% of the model's total

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

012342015201620174
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 SL550 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
2
Steering
1
Electrical system
1
Brakes
1
Powertrain
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Mercedes-Benz SL550 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 SL550 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2017Convertible40.01001166
2016Not decoded0NoneNone1167
2015Convertible20.01003175
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz SL550

  • 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
  • 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
  • 16V-439 Jun 15, 2016
    Affected vehicles are equipped with low-beam headlights that may have been aimed incorrectly during vehicle production
    Lighting · 100 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.