19V787000
COMMUNICATION
An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, increasing the risk of injury.
2013 MERCEDES BENZ GLK350
6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 159 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints159
Complaints citing a crash5
Complaints citing a fire2
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.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
19V010000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
18V043000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
17V627000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.
17V252000
STEERING
A loss of steering can increase the risk of a crash.
12V493000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The higher illumination level may cause glare to oncoming vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 100AIR BAGS
- 8STEERING
- 6ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 6SERVICE BRAKES
- 5FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 5UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4SEATS
- 4POWER TRAIN
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 MERCEDES BENZ GLK350s 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.