2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 19 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 7,800miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500, 5% of the 19 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,800 miles. 1 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.
“The contact owns a 2005 mercedes benz sl-500. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, he fell asleep behind the wheel and crashed into two parked vehicles. The contact's vehicle proceeded to flip over,however the air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained severe arm and shoulder injuries. The two vehicles he crashed into were totaled as well as the contacts vehicle. A police report was filed. The failure and current mileages were 7,800. Updated 8/4/10 updated 08/09/10”
NHTSA complaint #10332577, filed 2010-05, 7,800 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10029945Mar 31, 2009Mercedes: there is a srs warning in the instrument cluster; this may be due to the wss control unit connection being loose or unplugged. No model years listed.
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500
7 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SL500
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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