2016 Mercedes benz GL450 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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2016 Mercedes benz GL450 Seats Problems, Complaints and Defects

 Issue ID1219658
 Internal NHTSA #10763773
 ManufacurerMercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
 BrandMERCEDES BENZ
 ModelGL450
 Model Year2016
 File date28/08/15
 ComponentSEATS
Product type codeVEHICLE
 Description of the problemMy father and mother in-law recently purchased a 2016 mercedes benz gl450 as our family car. The headrests for the 2nd row seats with the "easy entry" option appear to pose a comfort and safety issue for both car seats and "shorter" people... I would say 5'-3" and shorter. With the "easy entry" option the 2nd row head rests are only 2 position, fully lowered or fully extended. Fully adjustable heights are not possible. Both positions pose a comfort and safety issue. At the fully lowered position, a child's car seat would not be flush with the seat as the head rest forces the car seat to lean forward in an unstable condition. Also for "shorter" people, the head rest at the fully lowered position forces a person's head to lean forward in a very uncomfortable and un-natural position. With the headrests at the fully extended position, the car seat back doesn't quite rest on the the seat as the head rest still protrudes from the vertical plane of the seat. Therefore the car seat is once again in an unstable condition even though secured by the seat belt restraint system. For the "shorter" people, the headrest at the fully extended position is extremely uncomfortable as the headrest protrudes, as indicated above, and so the person's head is resting on an edge of the headrest, in a leaned forward position. Please review this issue further as i'm sure there have been other complaints on what is perceived to be a manufacturer's design issue.
 Vehicle Mileage at Failure35
Number of Occurences
Source of the issueNHTSA WEB SITE
 City and StateCARSON, CA
VIN pattern XXXXXX
 Was vehicle invloved in a crash?N
 Was vehicle involved in a fire?N
 Was incedent reported to police?N
 Was medical attention required?N
 Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons0
No. of fatalities0
 Date of purchase07/08/26
Was original owner?N
Anti-lock brakesN
Cruise controlN
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
 Vehicle speed0
 DoT tire identifier
 Tire size
 Location of tire code
 Type of tire failure code
 Was defective tire repaired?
 Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
 Dealer's name
 Dealer's telephone number
 Dealer's city
 Dealer's state code
 Dealer's ZIP code
  • What is Recall?

    A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
  • What is Failure?

    Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
  • What is Defect?

    Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

 

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