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Recalls, inspection results and owner complaints for the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK-Class, from official sources in the US, Canada and Europe. To check one specific car, enter its VIN or plate.
We checked recall campaigns for this vehicle, or for its model where the register works by model.
Source: NHTSA (US Department of Transportation) · US public domain
We checked Transport Canada's recall database for this make, model and year.
Source: Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Open Government Licence – Canada
On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle occupants, and the airbag assembly could be damaged, preventing proper function. These issues could increase the risk of injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the passenger frontal airbag module. Note: Canadian climate results in the propellant degrading slowly. The recall is being conducted as a precaution to address future risk, and is expected to replace airbag inflators before their function would be affected.
On certain vehicles originally sold or currently registered in areas of heavy road salt usage during winter months (Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador), the bolts that attach the electric power steering assist motor to the steering gear housing may corrode and break. This could cause a loss of power steering assist. The resulting increase in steering effort could create the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will replace the mounting bolts and apply a corrosion protection coating to the gear housing and bolts. If the bolts bolt cannot be removed, a replacement steering gear will be installed.
On certain vehicles, electrostatic discharge, when combined with a broken clock spring and insufficient grounding of the steering components, could lead to an inadvertent deployment of the driver's frontal airbag. Unintended airbag deployment, in a non-warranted (non-impact) situation, could startle the driver, which could result in a crash causing injury and/or property damage. In some instances, inadvertent deployment could cause minor injuries to vehicle occupants. Correction: Dealers will add sufficient grounding to the steering components. Note: A broken clock spring would result in a driver airbag warning message appearing in the instrument cluster, as well as a red airbag warning lamp illuminating.
On certain vehicles, the steering coupling bolt connection may have been incorrectly torqued. The vibrations during vehicle operation could allow the nut to loosen and come off the retaining bolt. This could lead to a separation of the steering coupling from the steering shaft causing the vehicle to lose the ability to steer which would increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Correction: Dealers will inspect and torque the steering coupling bolt, as necessary.
We checked the EU Safety Gate for recall alerts naming this model and its production years.
Source: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC BY 4.0, © European Union
The three aluminium screws of the steering box may corrode due to exposure to spray water and aggressive road-grit (salt) used for melting ice. Advanced corrosion could weaken the screws, leading to potential breakage during manoeuvring or parking. If all fixing screws fail, the power-assisted steering could detach, resulting in a loss of power steering and an increased risk of an accident. Production: 3.11.2010 - 7.11.2016. Types: e1*2007/46*0485*00-*16 (218), e1*2001/116*0335*19-*37 (221), e1*2001/116*0502*07-*21 (207); e1*2007/46*0598*00-*22 (166), e1*2001/116*0480*08-*22 (204 X), e1*2001/116*0431*29-*41 (204), e1*2001/116*0457*25-*34 (204 K), e1*2001/116*0501*08-*30 (212), e1*2007/46*0200*07-*25 (212 K),.
The aluminium bolts of the steering box may break. This can lead to detachment of the steering box from the power block, creating a risk of an accident. Production: 14.04.2010 -12.04.2017. Types: 166, 204 X, 204, 204 K, 212, 212 K, R1ES, 218, 221, R1EC; e1*2007/46*0485*00-*16, e1*2001/116*0335*19-*33, e1*2007/46*1666*00-*01; e1*2007/46*0598*00-*22, e1*2001/116*0480*08-*23, e1*2001/116*0431*15-*43, e1*2001/116*0457*28, e1*2001/116*0501*05-*32, e1*2007/46*0200*04-*25, e1*2007/46*1560*00-*05,.
The driver and passenger airbags of the company Takata in vehicles with ammonium nitrate gas generators without drying agents could, under certain climate conditions, lead over time to a chemical change in the fuel. In the event of an accident triggering the release of the driver or passenger airbag, this change could cause the gas generators to burst. If a gas generator ruptures, the airbag would then have no restraining function and loose parts from the gas generator could reach the vehicle interior. This would increase the risk of injury for passengers. Production: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2004 and 2016.. Types: Types: 164, 164 AMG, 164 G, 169, 171, 171 AMG, 197, 203, 203 K, 203 CL, 204 K, 204 K AMG, 204 X, 207, 212, 212 AMG, 212 K, 212 K AMG, 251, 251 AMG; e1*2001/116*0315*01 to *17, e1*2001/116*0403*00 to *07, e1*2001/116*0340*03 to *14, e1*2001/116*0288*00 to *15, e1*2001/116*0262*03 to *08, e1*2001/116*0321*00 to *02, e1*2007/46*0233*00 to *06; e1*2001/116*0501*04 to *11, e1*2007/46*0191*00 to *04, e1*2007/46*0200*00 to *10, e1*2007/46*0335*00 to *01, e1*2001/116*0341*04 to *17, e1*2001/116*0404*00; e1*98/14*0139*14 to *24, e1*98/14*0158*17 to *20, e1*98/14*0159*15 to *17, e1*2001/116*0457*00 to *29 , e1*2001/116*0463*00 to *12, e1*2001/116*0480*00 to *16, e1*2001/116*0502*00 to *21.
Problems owners of this model reported to NHTSA, grouped by component.
Source: NHTSA (US Department of Transportation) · US public domain
Crash-test ratings from NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program.
Source: NHTSA (US Department of Transportation) · US public domain
Production: The vehicles in question were manufactured between 11/2011 and 07/2017.. Types: Type approval number: e1*2007/46*1007, e1*2007/46*0928, e1*2007/46*0751, e1*2001/116*0470, e1*2007/46*1163, e1*2007/46*1207, e1*2001/116*0431, e1*2001/116*0457, e1*2001/116*0480, e1*2001/116*0464......
Production: The vehicles concerned were produced between January 2013 and October 2014. . Types: Type-approval numbers: e1*2001/116*0431*26-*29 e1*2001/116*0464*10-*12 e1*2001/116*0457*20-*25 e1*2001/116*0463*10-*12 e1*2001/116*0480*12-*15 Type: 204, 204 AMG, 204 K, 204 K AMG, 204 X.
Production: The vehicles in question were manufactured between December 2003 and December 2016 and received an update of the control unit coding over the period from 3 to 5 December 2016 in a garage.. Types: Types: 176, 245G, 169, 245, 246, 204, 204K, 216, 209, 218, 211, 211K, 212, 212K, 207, 454, 451, 463, 164G, 166, 204X, 197, 221,164, 251, 231, 230, 171, 172.