Mercedes Benz CLK320: recalls and complaints by model year
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Mercedes Benz CLK320, model years 1999 to 2009. NHTSA has 115 complaints on file for this model line. 3 of the 9 model years have a page on this register.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Complaints | Share of the line average | Units in the campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Mercedes Benz CLK320 NHTSA page | 0 | 1 | 8% | |
| 2006 Mercedes Benz CLK320 NHTSA page | 0 | 1 | 8% | |
| 2005 Mercedes Benz CLK320 | 3 | 12 | 94% | 913,037 |
| 2004 Mercedes Benz CLK320 | 3 | 16 | 125% | 913,037 |
| 2003 Mercedes Benz CLK320 | 3 | 19 | 149% | 913,037 |
| 2002 Mercedes Benz CLK320 NHTSA page | 0 | 16 | 125% | |
| 2001 Mercedes Benz CLK320 NHTSA page | 0 | 15 | 117% | |
| 2000 Mercedes Benz CLK320 NHTSA page | 0 | 17 | 133% | |
| 1999 Mercedes Benz CLK320 NHTSA page | 1 | 18 | 141% | 2,600 |
The share is the complaints of the model year divided by the average of the line for one model year. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
A model year with fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints has no page here. The link in its row opens its NHTSA page.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Components in the complaints
160 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
| Component | Per 1,000 | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 193.8 | 31 |
| Air Bags | 125 | 20 |
| Seat Belts | 81.3 | 13 |
| Structure | 68.8 | 11 |
| Tires | 62.5 | 10 |
| Unknown or Other | 56.3 | 9 |
| Power Train | 50 | 8 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 50 | 8 |
| Seats | 43.8 | 7 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 43.8 | 7 |
Counts by year
Other model lines of the make
- C30028 campaigns
- E35022 campaigns
- E3204 campaigns
- ML3509 campaigns
- GLK35012 campaigns
- ML3204 campaigns
- C2509 campaigns
- C2305 campaigns
- C 30046 campaigns
- E5004 campaigns
- Sprinter 250095 campaigns
- GLC 30046 campaigns
- GL45011 campaigns
- C35018 campaigns
- CLA25015 campaigns
- AMG E554 campaigns
- Sprinter 350091 campaigns
- GLA 25028 campaigns
- E Class9 campaigns
- S Class11 campaigns
- E55016 campaigns
- GLE 35043 campaigns
- R3503 campaigns
- GLC30016 campaigns
- 3201 campaign
- SL5001 campaign
- Metris31 campaigns
- S55015 campaigns
- 3008 campaigns
- S4300 campaigns
- C Class6 campaigns
- C3204 campaigns
- E30016 campaigns
- C2804 campaigns
- S5000 campaigns
- SLK2300 campaigns
- ML4300 campaigns
- C2201 campaign
- GLE35013 campaigns
- GLB 25025 campaigns
- ML5003 campaigns
- CLS55011 campaigns
- CLK3504 campaigns
- CLA 25019 campaigns
- 5002 campaigns
- 2806 campaigns
- C2403 campaigns
- GL35010 campaigns
- M Class15 campaigns
- 2400 campaigns
- 1903 campaigns
- A 22016 campaigns
- S6009 campaigns
- SLK3 campaigns
- GLE 45041 campaigns
- EQB 300 4MATIC5 campaigns
- GLS45020 campaigns
- GL55010 campaigns
- GLS 45021 campaigns
- E40015 campaigns
Mercedes Benz: all 284 model lines
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Mercedes Benz CLK320: recalls and complaints by model year. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercedes-benz/clk320/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.
The model name is the name in the NHTSA files. NHTSA keeps a variant of a model as a different line. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Which Mercedes Benz CLK320 model years have the most recall campaigns?
- 2005 with 3, 2004 with 3, 2003 with 3. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
- Which Mercedes Benz CLK320 model year has the most complaints?
- The 2003 model year, with 19 of the 115 complaints for the line. A newer model year has had less time to get complaints.
- Which components do the complaints about the Mercedes Benz CLK320 name?
- Electrical System: 193.8 per 1,000 component mentions. Air Bags: 125 per 1,000 component mentions. Seat Belts: 81.3 per 1,000 component mentions.
- How many NHTSA investigations name the Mercedes Benz CLK320?
- 2 investigations name one or more model years of the line. The page of each model year lists its investigations.