1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 4%of 125 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 147,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320, 4% of the 125 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 147,000 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Car struck in driver's side, damaging both front and rear door ,as well as partially bending the post between the doors. However, the side air bag failed to deploy. Car was totaled by the insurance company.”
NHTSA complaint #10191083, filed 2007-05, 156,000 miles“I was in an accident a week ago my airbags did not deploy under serious impacts my car rolled serveral times before comming to a stop on its side not one airbag went off also there was a warning light lit up about the bas system and some other malfunction the two warning lights never went off they stayed on constant while driving I have serious injuries due to no airbags going off im very dissappointed in the fact this could have been fixed and prevented another friend has the same problem as I do and will file their own compl;aint now I dont have a vehical period what am I susposed to do? …”
NHTSA complaint #11437033, filed 2021-10Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 3 | 11% |
| 2008 | 1 | 5% |
| 2007 | 1 | 6% |
| 2005 | 1 | 20% |
| 2003 | 1 | 5% |
| 2002 | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 | 8 | 6% |
| 2000 | 14 | 8% |
| 1999 | 5 | 4% |
| 1998 | 7 | 5% |
Other parts of the 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320
35 complaintsSteering
29 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
19 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsBrakes
11 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSuspension
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Mercedes-Benz ML320
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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