The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mercedes-Benz reported 18 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class, model years 2005–2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4,256 | 23 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4,346 | 23 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3,216 | 31 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6,455 | 15 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7,463 | 13 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13,043 | 7.7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,714 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steering System | 5 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 5 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
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 G-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 G-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not reported | 2022 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-11 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Lane Departure | 2022 Q3 |
| 2021-05-21 | 2011 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-12-18 | 2021 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Electrical System · Lane Departure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-07-04 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 5 | Service Brake System · Service Brake System, Air · Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-06-05 | 2011 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-07-31 | 2015 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-10-13 | 2016 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-04-08 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2018 Q2 |
| not reported | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-10-07 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-05-31 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-08-25 | 2011 | UT | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Structure | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-02-14 | 2015 | WI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2016 Q2 |
| 2016-02-05 | 2013 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-09-04 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2015 Q3 |
| 2013-11-25 | 2005 | JA | 1 | 0 | Fire | 2013 Q4 |
| 2012-12-22 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 5 | Seats | 2013 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mercedes-Benz received alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz G-Class and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a G-Class that sold more will have more rows. All Mercedes-Benz models · What these reports are, and are not.