10164811
Date: 2019-08-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
Throttle lift-off clunking noises at drive shafts of rear axle
2013 Mercedes-Benz GL166 problems
NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL166, 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 GL166.
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
- 89
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| STEERING | 1 | 100.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags
These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| loss of control | 1 | 100.0% | 0.95 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| moderate | 1 | 100.0% | 0.92 |
Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).
Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.
Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.
Recalls
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0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
89 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | 27 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 24 |
| POWER TRAIN | 12 |
| SEATS | 9 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 5 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 3 |
| STEERING | 3 |
| VISIBILITY | 3 |
10158401
Date: 2018-11-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, SUSPENSION.
Fault message "AIRMATIC" or "Active Curve System" in instrument cluster
10158398
Date: 2018-11-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
Height adjustment of electric steering column adjustment sticks at top end stop
10144090
Date: 2018-03-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Odor in passenger compartment
10144082
Date: 2018-03-12. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.
Plug-in hybrid fuel filler flap will not open
10144076
Date: 2018-03-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
166 and 463 with NAG2 harsh 4-3 downshift
10135440
Date: 2018-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Message "SOS - Service Not Activated" in instrument cluster
10135441
Date: 2018-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Garage door opener cannot be programmed
10135442
Date: 2018-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Garage door opener range too short
10135443
Date: 2018-01-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Garage door opener loses programming
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
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| GL166 | 1 |
Same model, other years
- 2011 GL166: 1 complaints
- 2012 GL166: 0 complaints
- 2013 GL166 (current year): 1 complaints
- 2014 GL166: 0 complaints
Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2013
Sources
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