2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 59%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 27,400miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the air bags of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350, 59% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 27,400 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“I received a letter from mercedes benz USA giving me a date the replacement parts for a airbag recall replacement will be available around march 31, 2018. It is june 26 and the parts are still not available. Waiting for almost 12 months to have the airbag recall replacement parts. This is a serious safety hazard to wait almost a year to be repaired.”
NHTSA complaint #11104138, filed 2018-06, 27,400 miles“Takata recalls hello, I am currently stationed in germany and need to ship my vehicle back but can't with this open recall which was generated after departing from the us. How do I get an exception to this recall until the vehicle arrives in the us? Thanks, matt”
NHTSA complaint #11079501, filed 2018-03“Takata recall there has been no accident but if there was it could be fatal. I live in a hot, humid area that is supposed to have the airbag replaced before other areas. My complaint is the parts have not been allocated for my car. Need it done!”
NHTSA complaint #11056672, filed 2017-12“Takata recall it is unbelievable that this recall is still not resolved by mercedes. It has been more than one year since it was reported and still nothing. There was someone in canada that wanted to purchase my vehicle but because of the recall it could not be imported.”
NHTSA complaint #11002357, filed 2017-06“Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v081000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.”
NHTSA complaint #10936430, filed 2016-12Related recalls
- 16V081000Feb 11, 2016Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 ML320 BlueTec 4Matic, GL320 BlueTec 4Matic and R320 CDI 4Matic, 2011 E350 Cabriolet…Covers: Mercedes-Benz GL350 2011–2012, C350 2006–2011, C300 2008–2011 +22 more
Related service bulletins
- 10235996Feb 26, 2016Additional information around the recent recall announcement affecting approximately 705,983 Mercedes-Benz passenger vehicles involving Takata driver-side airbags containing…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350
4 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz GL350
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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