The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mercedes-Benz reported 28 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class, model years 2005–2016, 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 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 8 | — | — |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3,240 | 93 |
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 | 11 | 2 |
| Structure | 5 | 0 |
| Steering System | 4 | 0 |
| Seats | 4 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 3 | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 3 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 3 | 0 |
| Fire | 3 | 0 |
| Latch | 2 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 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 SLK-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 SLK-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-08 | 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2022-05-16 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure · Latch | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-09-02 | 2014 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| not reported | 2012 | NY | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-08-08 | 2012 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| not reported | 2013 | AZ | 0 | 2 | Steering System | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-08-16 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Steering System | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-03-16 | 2013 | AR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
| 2018-03-11 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q2 |
| 2017-11-24 | 2015 | LA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-06-18 | 2014 | CA | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-06-02 | 2013 | TX | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Structure · Latch | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-05-07 | 2014 | OR | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-04-04 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q2 |
| 2017-03-08 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-03-12 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-06-04 | 2009 | TX | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2015 Q2 |
| not reported | 2006 | MA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Seats · Fire | 2015 Q2 |
| not reported | 2006 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Seats · Fire | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-01-01 | 2006 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2015 Q1 |
| not reported | 2005 | WA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Seats · Fire | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-10-08 | 2014 | TN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2014 Q4 |
| 2014-03-17 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q2 |
| 2013-12-06 | 2008 | FL | 1 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2014 Q1 |
| not reported | 2006 | FL | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2012 Q3 |
| 2010-09-23 | 2010 | NY | 1 | 0 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control · Other | 2010 Q4 |
| 2010-08-07 | 2006 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Vehicle Speed Control | 2010 Q3 |
| 2010-01-31 | 2005 | PO | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2013 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mercedes-Benz received alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a SLK-Class that sold more will have more rows. All Mercedes-Benz models · What these reports are, and are not.