I NEED CAR FIT
- NHTSA ID
- 11196173
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2016
- Mileage
- 12,222 mi
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2011 Mercedes-Benz M166, most frequently naming the airbags category. 100 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
I NEED CAR FIT
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
POWER TRAIN
Throttle lift-off clunking noises at drive shafts of rear axle
EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Info-Call/S24H-Call/MB Contact: Change of language setting at customer request
EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
Audio 20: Symbols in the status line in the central display can overlap
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
Check right front air suspension strut, replace if necessary
EQUIPMENT
COMAND Online: Some contacts on the telephone are not found via voice control.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Fault message "AIRMATIC" or "Active Curve System" in instrument cluster
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.