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What 32 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Mercedes-benz Gle-class Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (32)Crash / fire / injury (4)Body & structure (10)Fuel system (4)Transmission & drivetrain (4)Speed control (3)Electrical system (2)Lights (2)Seat belts (2)Steering (2)Wheels (2)Communication (1)

2 of 32 complaints match · Seat belts · clear filters

Nov 7, 2024Seat belts

Seat belt light on on dash, seat belts secured. Can bus system scan reports both front seat belt powered pretensioners are setting fault codes. Hard faults. Recall on identical problem issued on 2019 models . Purchased auto 06/24 Used. I have 2 Mercedes : 2023 GLC / 9000 miles and 2019 amg gle coupe 4.3 51,000miles. Are seat belt powered pretensioners covered under this Recall???? Please reply? [XXX] [XXX] or [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11623975

Dec 1, 2019Seat belts

SAME ISSUE AS LAST YEAR'S RECALL - REAR SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES MAY NOT BE ABLE TO FASTEN THEIR SEAT BELTS. TRYING TO BUCKLE MY 7 YR OLD SON IN AND SEATBELT WILL NOT LOOSEN TO STRETCH ACROSS HIS BODY. HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR TWO. HTTPS://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS-ARTICLES/MERCEDES-BENZ-ISSUES-RECALL-FOR-GLC-VEHICLES-WITH-SEAT-BELT-ISSUE.HTML

NHTSA ODI 11283107

Working with the data? Download all 32 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 25, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2019 Mercedes-benz Gle-class Hybrid verdict →