Mercedes-Benz Gl450 Recalls

The Mercedes-Benz GL450 has 9 recalls spanning the 2010–2017 model years, with the most serious being a Takata airbag inflator defect on 2010–2012 vehicles where the driver's frontal airbag can rupture during deployment and send metal fragments into the cabin, potentially injuring the driver or passengers.

On 2010–2012 models, the brake booster housing can accumulate moisture and corrode internally, reducing braking performance or causing brake failure entirely. The 2016–2017 model years have two separate safety concerns: water intrusion into the electric power steering control unit can deactivate steering assist, making the vehicle significantly harder to steer, and a software fault can prevent airbags from deploying correctly in a crash.

The 2016 model year has a front suspension issue where the bolt connecting the upper control arm to the axle stub may not have been properly tightened, causing the wheel to track incorrectly and raising crash risk. On 2015 models, axle bolts on the front or rear drive axle carriers may not have been assembled correctly, and if the remaining bolts fracture, the vehicle can become unstable and difficult to control. The 2013–2016 model years have a front suspension oil leak that can reach an ignition source and start a fire.

On 2013–2016 vehicles, a software fault in the emergency call system can cause it to report an incorrect date, time, and vehicle location, which could delay emergency responders after a crash.