EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Incorrectly aimed headlights can reduce the visibility of oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.
12 safety recall campaigns, 64 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Incorrectly aimed headlights can reduce the visibility of oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.
A detached roof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
A disabled eCall system would prevent a vehicle occupant from contacting the emergency services call center in an emergency, potentially delaying emergency responders and increasing the risk of injury.
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
The adhesive bonding of the front panel might deteriorate, possibly causing the front panel to detach from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
A disabled eCall system would prevent a vehicle occupant from contacting emergency services through the call center in an emergency, potentially delaying emergency responders and increasing the risk of injury.
Two 2019 MERCEDES BENZ GLC 300s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.