2012 MERCEDES BENZ ML350

3 safety recall campaigns, 95 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints95
Complaints citing a crash8
Complaints citing a fire1

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 3 of 3

22V9550002022-12-23

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE

An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.

18V2720002018-04-27

SUSPENSION:FRONT

The leaking oil in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

17V1770002017-03-14

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

If the air bags do not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 21ENGINE
  • 12FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 11ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 9EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 7STEERING
  • 6POWER TRAIN
  • 3FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
  • 3LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

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Two 2012 MERCEDES BENZ ML350s 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.

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