2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE450 defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE450. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Front Roof Panel DetachmentPreliminary Evaluation PE21001 · opened Jan 8, 2021 · closed Oct 14, 2021 · led to recall 21V197000
On January 8, 2021, after ongoing review with Mercedes Benz, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE21-001 to assess allegations of front roof panel detachments while driving at highway speeds in certain 2015 Mercedes-Benz (Mercedes) C-Class vehicles.Th…