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2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC. The newest campaign is 17V816000. NHTSA received the report on 18 Dec 2017. The NHTSA record gives the component Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 17V816000, in the NHTSA record

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left rear door lock, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in January 2018. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 21,443 units in total.

  1. 17V816000Received . 8,700 units.

    Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 GLE400 4Matic, GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLE550e 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic, GLE63 AMG 4Matic, GLS450, GLE63S 4Matic, GLS63 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65 AMG, S550, Mercedes-Maybach S600, Mercedes-Maybach S550 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic Coupe, GLE63S 4Matic Coupe, 2017-2018 GLS550 4Matic, S550 4Matic, 2018 S450, and S63 AMG 4Matic vehicles. The rear passenger door on the driver side may indicate that it is locked, when it may not be. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the door appears to be locked, the door may be unintentionally opened, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left rear door lock, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in January 2018. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.

    Report filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number 2018010009. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 17V251000Received . 12,743 units.

    Seat Belts / Pretensioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 C300, C300 4Matic, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4Matic, C43 AMG, C43 AMG Coupe, C43 AMG Cabrio, C63 AMG, C63 AMG Coupe, C63S AMG, C63S AMG Coupe, C63S Cabrio, GLC300, GLC300 4Matic, GLC43 AMG, S550, S550 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65, Mercedes-Maybach S550 4Matic, and Mercedes-Maybach S600 vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat seatbelt pretensioners that may not function properly in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the front seat seatbelt pretensioners do not function properly, the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat belts, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.

    Report filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Power Train1
Wheels1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
13 Nov 2020

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

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.

Complaints about the 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2019, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20152
  2. 20161
  3. 20172

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercedes-benz/s550-4matic/2017/. 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
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC?
21,443 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC, model years 2015 to 2017. 2 of them name the 2017 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC name most often?
Power Train: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.