The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mercedes-Benz reported 47 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, model years 2006–2021, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | 9 | — | — |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 5,533 | 163 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,910 | 52 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 755 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6,365 | 47 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,744 | 57 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 24 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 7 | 0 |
| Structure | 7 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 0 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 3 | 0 |
| Power Train | 3 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 2 | 1 |
| Fire | 2 | 1 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 1 | 1 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-29 | 2021 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2024 Q1 |
| 2023-02-28 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-04 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-03 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-09-01 | 2015 | KY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-03-23 | 2019 | TN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2021-10-29 | 2017 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q1 |
| 2021-09-15 | 2015 | PA | 0 | 1 | Visibility · Structure | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-10 | 2016 | NH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-05-08 | 2016 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seats | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-10-24 | 2013 | GA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-07-26 | 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| not reported | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-03 | 2014 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-08-12 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-18 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| not reported | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2019 Q2 |
| not reported | 2012 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-05-19 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-03-28 | 2013 | WV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-02-24 | 2015 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-02-17 | 2014 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-04-21 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-04-11 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Forward Collision | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-02-02 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-12 | 2012 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-05-18 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Structure | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-05-16 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-03 | 2016 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-03-01 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-08-26 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2015-11-04 | 2008 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q4 |
| 2015-09-02 | 2008 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2014-12-30 | 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2015 Q1 |
| not reported | 2006 | OR | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2014 Q4 |
| not reported | 2006 | WA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-08-05 | 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | SC | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Structure | 2013 Q3 |
| not reported | 2008 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2013 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2013 Q2 |
| 2013-01-15 | 2012 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-12-28 | 2012 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2013 Q1 |
| not reported | 2006 | MD | 0 | 1 | Structure · Other | 2012 Q3 |
| not reported | 2007 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Vehicle Speed Control | 2012 Q2 |
| 2011-12-07 | 2010 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Service Brake System · Power Train | 2011 Q4 |
| 2010-12-04 | 2006 | MA | 1 | 2 | Fuel System · Fire · No System/Component Specified | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-09-22 | 2007 | NY | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train | 2010 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mercedes-Benz received alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a CLS-Class that sold more will have more rows. All Mercedes-Benz models · What these reports are, and are not.