2008 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 18%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,995miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLS550, 18% of the 17 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,995 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My airbags deployed after on day of driving home from a day babysitting my niece and nephew I got home parked my car in the garage and that whole night from 11 at night untill about 330 in the morning the loudest sound I've ever herd the equivalent of a bomb detonation explosion went off and im 10 15 feet away painting my garage and next thing I know I look at my Mercedes-Benz CLS550 2008. All the airbags in the roof and by the back window detonating! I cant understand why to this day the car was locked keys where in my room in the house. And I have no idea how this could of happened. ! …”
NHTSA complaint #11343649, filed 2020-08, 95,000 miles“Have gotten airbag code b9223. Drivers side iginition squib resisted center is high r12/9 message. Took it to.local.mb dealer and they want $1800 to fix a airbag problem, which is something that should be defect free regardless of warranty. This is an ongoing issues with mb and it honestly seems that this is done deliberately to generate revenue by selling service for almost $2000 to replace a $50 connector they know is manufactured in a subpar fashion, expecting it to fail. Mb has failed myself and countless others with this one simple problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #11014980, filed 2017-08, 75,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLS550
5 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLS550
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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