- Vehicles
- 711,159
- Built between
- Nov 2003 – Mar 2014
- Models
- 36
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 18 October 2016
- Repaired
- 65%
- Unrepaired
- 37,829
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2003 and March 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2008 Chrysler CrossfireBuilt June 2006 to August 2007
- 2005-2007 Mercedes-Benz C230Built November 2003 to March 2007
- 2008-2009 Mercedes-Benz C300Built February 2007 to July 2011
- 2005 Mercedes-Benz C320Built February 2004 to May 2005
- 2006-2009 Mercedes-Benz C350Built April 2005 to July 2011
- 2009-2010 Mercedes-Benz C63Built October 2007 to March 2011
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL320Built February 2008 to June 2010
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL450Built January 2008 to August 2012
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL550Built April 2008 to June 2012
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320Built January 2008 to June 2010
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML350Built February 2008 to July 2011
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML550Built February 2008 to July 2011
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML63Built February 2008 to December 2010
- 2009 Mercedes-Benz R320Built January 2008 to June 2010
- 2007-2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK280Built October 2005 to February 2008
- 2007-2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK350Built October 2005 to February 2008
- 2007-2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK55Built March 2006 to December 2007
- 2011-2014 Mercedes-Benz SLSBuilt December 2009 to March 2014
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz C300Built February 2007 to July 2011
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz C350Built January 2007 to July 2011
- 2011 Mercedes-Benz C63Built October 2007 to March 2011
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz E350Built June 2009 to September 2011
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz E550Built December 2008 to September 2011
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz E63Built July 2009 to August 2011
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz GL320Built February 2008 to June 2010
- 2011-2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350Built June 2010 to July 2012
- 2010-2012 Mercedes-Benz GL450Built January 2008 to August 2012
- 2010-2012 Mercedes-Benz GL550Built April 2008 to June 2012
- 2010-2012 Mercedes-Benz GLK350Built April 2008 to July 2010
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML320Built January 2008 to June 2010
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz ML350Built February 2008 to July 2011
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz ML450Built December 2008 to September 2010
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz ML550Built February 2008 to July 2011
- 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz ML63Built February 2008 to December 2010
- 2010 Mercedes-Benz R320Built January 2008 to June 2010
- 2009-2012 Mercedes-Benz R350Built February 2008 to June 2012
Repair progress
37,829 of 711,159 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
65% repaired — 463,417 of 711,159 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 209,913
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 ML320 BlueTec 4Matic, GL320 BlueTec 4Matic and R320 CDI 4Matic, 2011 E350 Cabriolet and E550 Cabriolet, 2009-2011 ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML550 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and C63 AMG, 2010-2011 ML450 4Matic Hybrid, E350 Coupe, E350 4Matic, E550 Coupe, E550 4Matic, and E63 AMG, 2011-2012 GL350 BlueTec 4Matic and R350 BlueTec 4Matic, 2009-2012 GL450 4Matic, GL550 4Matic and R350 4Matic, 2007-2008 SLK280, SLK350, and SLK55 AMG, 2011-2014 SLS AMG Coupe, 2012 SLS AMG Cabriolet, 2013-2014 SLS AMG GT and SLS AMG GT Cabriolet, 2005 C230 Kompressor and C320, 2006-2007 C230, 2006-2011 C350, 2008-2011 C300 and C300 4Matic, 2010-2012 GLK350 and GLK350 4Matic and 2007-2008 Chrysler Crossfire vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
What could happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What gets fixed
MBUSA will their notify owners, and Fiat Chrysler will notify the affected Chrysler owners. Dealers for the respective brands will replace the driver's frontal air bag module, free of charge. This recall began November 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2003 to March 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 February 2016
- Owners notified18 October 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 65% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 February 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Mercedes-Benz owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372 and Chrysler owners may contact Fiat Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.