Mercedes-Benz SL500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 225 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Mercedes-Benz SL500 (1992–2009). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

Pick your Mercedes-Benz SL500 model year

• 1992
• 1993
• 1994
• 1995
• 1996
• 1997
• 1998
• 1999
• 2000
• 2001
• 2003
• 2004
• 2005
• 2006
• 2009

What Mercedes-Benz SL500 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 225 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 80.

• Suspension61
• Electrical system45
• Service brakes28
• Fuel/propulsion system17
• Fuel system, gasoline14
• Service brakes, hydraulic12
• Electrical system: wiring8
• Engine8

All Mercedes-Benz SL500 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercedes-Benz SL500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Air bags: frontal

   NHTSA 99V327000 Reported November 22, 1999 4,402 vehicles potentially affected MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Corrosion of the electrical ignition filament of the air bag gas generator module can occur if the vehicle is operated in areas of frequently high humidity.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver's air bag module.

   Model years: 1997

Other Mercedes-Benz models

• C3003,469 complaints
• E3502,170 complaints
• E3201,164 complaints
• ML350952 complaints
• GLK350904 complaints
• ML320742 complaints
• C250726 complaints
• C230657 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.