{"id":"2017_mercedes_benz_cls_class","make":"Mercedes-Benz","make_slug":"mercedes-benz","model":"CLS-Class","model_slug":"cls-class","year":2017,"url":"/mercedes-benz/cls-class/2017/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":38026,"model":"CLS550","pt":"gas","drive":"Rear-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic 9-spd","cyl":8,"displ":4.7,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":18,"hwy":26,"comb":21,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":425,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3700,"save_spend":-7250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"MBX","modified":"Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016"},{"id":38027,"model":"CLS550 4matic","pt":"gas","drive":"4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic 9-spd","cyl":8,"displ":4.7,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":17,"hwy":25,"comb":20,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":444,"fe_score":4,"ghg_score":4,"fuel_cost":3900,"save_spend":-8250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"MBX","modified":"Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016"},{"id":37716,"model":"AMG CLS63 S 4matic","pt":"gas","drive":"4-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic 7-spd","cyl":8,"displ":5.5,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":16,"hwy":22,"comb":18,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Compact Cars","co2":495,"fe_score":3,"ghg_score":3,"fuel_cost":4300,"save_spend":-10250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"MBX","modified":"Wed Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2017"}],"vclass":"Compact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"21V058000","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE","mfr":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC","reported":"2021-02-05","owner_notified":"2021-03-12","units":1292258,"summary":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 - 2021 CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, SLC-Class, A-Class, GT-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, B-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class, and G-Class vehicles.  Please refer to the Part 573 report for specific vehicle model details.  The software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct vehicle location for the emergency call system (eCall) in the event of a crash.","consequence":"Failure of the eCall system may result in emergency responders being dispatched to the wrong location, increasing the risk of injury following a crash.","remedy":"MBUSA will notify owners, and the communication module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge.  The recall began March 12, 2021.  Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267.  MBUSA's number for this recall is 2021020025.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"2021020025","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":97,"grade":"A","complaints":{"count":2,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":0,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Wheels",2]],"by_year":{"2018":1,"2024":1},"excerpts":[["2024-05-28","Wheels","This year I have had two rims crack on my tires. 1 Front and 1 rear. This was not from a impact or pothole they just cracked. I belove this is a manufacturing defect on the AMG CLS-63S rims and should the break apart on the highway this could be a potential safety issue. Should it had only been 1 rim I could see it bei\u2026"]]},"investigations":[{"action":"EA21002","component":"AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE","opened":"2021-09-17","closed":"","campaign":"","subject":"Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture","summary":"From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (\"PSAN\") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 Blomquist Report at www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a \"desiccant\" (a substa"}],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":21,"ncap":null,"complaints":2},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 05:01 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}