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2009 Mercedes-Benz GL problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz GL, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCEDES BENZ GL.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
6

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
VISIBILITY1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

6 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
POWER TRAIN2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
STEERING1
SUSPENSION1

10039256

Date: 2011-05-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

MERCEDES-BENZ: THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON WITH MULTIPLE POSSIBLE TROUBLE CODES STORED. THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAMSHAFT AND/OR SCORING OF A PISTON. *RM

10038977

Date: 2011-04-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

MERCEDES-BENZ: THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION SWITCHES TO LIMP HOME MODE OR HAS NO POWER. THERE ARE MULTIPLE POSSIBLE FAULT CODES. A PISTON MAY BE DAMAGED. *RM

10038218

Date: 2010-12-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

MERCEDES-BENZ: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR HEATER LINES. *RM

10037408

Date: 2010-11-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

MERCEDES-BENZ: SHOCK ABSORBER PROCEDURE. *RM

10034566

Date: 2009-11-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

MERCEDES BENZ: REPROGRAM MBRACE (N123/4) DIALED NUMBERS TO HUGHES. THIS ACTION APPLIES TO NEW VEHICLE INVENTORY ONLY. *PE

10030940

Date: 2009-07-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN, STEERING.

MERCEDES: UNEVEN STEERING FORCES WHEN STEERING FROM LOCK TO LOCK. INCREASED STEERING FORCES IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 90 DEGREES A PRESSURE POINT CAN BE FELT WHICH MUST BE OVERCOME BY INCREASED FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. UNIVERSAL JOINT IN STEERING COUPLING, (STEER COUPLING) HA

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
GL1

Same model, other years

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Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2009

Sources

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