10164811
Date: 2019-08-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.
Throttle lift-off clunking noises at drive shafts of rear axle
2012 Mercedes-Benz M166 problems
NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M166, 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 M166.
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
- 101
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 |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| fluid or fuel leak | 1 | 100.0% | 0.45 |
| Label | Count | Share of tagged | Mean confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | 1 | 100.0% | 0.65 |
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
101 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 23 |
| EQUIPMENT | 20 |
| POWER TRAIN | 17 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 15 |
| SEATS | 5 |
| STEERING | 5 |
| SUSPENSION | 4 |
| VISIBILITY | 4 |
10151963
Date: 2018-07-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Info-Call/S24H-Call/MB Contact: Change of language setting at customer request
10151945
Date: 2018-07-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Audio 20: Symbols in the status line in the central display can overlap
10144101
Date: 2018-03-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
Check right front air suspension strut, replace if necessary
10158308
Date: 2017-09-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
COMAND Online: Some contacts on the telephone are not found via voice control.
10157089
Date: 2017-08-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Fault message "AIRMATIC" or "Active Curve System" in instrument cluster
10158250
Date: 2017-07-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Garmin MAP PILOT: Traffic information service and possibly voice control inoperative after navigation software update using Download Manager version 2.0.29 or 2.0.30
10158206
Date: 2017-06-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LANE DEPARTURE.
Parking Pilot picture in COMAND display blurred
10158216
Date: 2017-06-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Message "SOS - Service Not Activated" in instrument cluster
10158207
Date: 2017-06-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE.
Message in instrument cluster "Collision Prevention Assist Inoperative"
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 |
|---|---|
| M166 | 1 |
Same model, other years
Other Mercedes-Benz models, 2012
Sources
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