The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Mercedes-Benz SL-Class: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mercedes-Benz reported 18 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, model years 2005–2019, 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 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,305 | 61 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,618 | 55 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2,495 | 40 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2,276 | 44 |
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 | 7 | 0 |
| Other | 4 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 2 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
| Wheels | 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 SL-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 SL-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-29 | 2013 | KY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-13 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2021 Q2 |
| 2019-12-04 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Seats | 2019 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-03 | 2018 | NY | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-11-19 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System · Power Train | 2019 Q1 |
| not reported | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Structure | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-05-16 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q1 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-10-24 | 2017 | MI | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Seat Belts | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-08-27 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2016 Q3 |
| not reported | 2013 | NY | 0 | 1 | Other | 2014 Q1 |
| 2014-02-06 | 2005 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q1 |
| not reported | 2007 | NE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2013 Q3 |
| 2013-01-25 | 2009 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2013 Q1 |
| 2012-06-28 | 2009 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Tires · Wheels | 2014 Q3 |
| 2012-04-20 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Other | 2012 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mercedes-Benz received alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz SL-Class and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a SL-Class that sold more will have more rows. All Mercedes-Benz models · What these reports are, and are not.