607mb

Hello, just started looking into buying a used glk. Have noticed that every single one of them has an open recall for the airbag. looked into the airbag recall and am wondering if it is dangerous to drive the car?

Mmr1

what recall, post a link.

ble2716

Yes, there is a recall for the air bag.
Ive received a letter from MB Canada about a year ago for the 2010GLK, I am still waiting for the dealer to call me when the part is available.

michaelcrawford

Glk is part of the Takata airbag recall. I’m in Canada and got my letter a year ago too. They still don’t have the parts.

iewoals

Same. My 2010 is under recall for the airbags but the dealer hasn't called me to come in yet either. Sigh.

Lazarus Long

I've never received a recall notice for my 2015.

Hugo L.

Never heard of it.

adahiya3

Just checked and there is no recall for my 2014 GLK 350 4Matic!!!

michaelcrawford

It only effects GLK 2010-2012 models.

andreigbs

New year bump...

I just received a notice from my stealership that our GLK is affected.

GLK owners may want to be proactive and inquire at your local MB stealership if your VIN registers an active side airbag recall. Chances are, it will.

Bob338

I got a letter on it about a year ago. Not high priority and bag still not available for mine. Most of the recalls were NOT high priority. I have no concerns and if I'm not called soon I'm alright with it.

PACIFICMAN

Issued 1/18/19, Certain 2010-2017 GLK PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL Takata Airbag recall. Just found out myself...

Dogs Are Better

There is a site you can go to where you input your VIN number and it can tell you if your airbags are okay or not. My 2015 GLK 350 doesn’t need to be replaced. If you call customer service they can also look this up for you using your VIN. If I find the link I will post it.

Bob338

Same for which I received the notice.

mbzusr

I received the notice long ago for my 2011 GLK and had been waiting patiently for the parts to be available and the go ahead from MBUSA.
Received the go ahead in January and promptly had the service done. Dealers are taking a day to do this work so expect to drop off your GLK if they
have sent you a go ahead notice. They seem to be staggering based on manufacture date so they are not inundated with recall work.

formerjeepguy

I received a notice that my 2015 passenger air bag is under recall. However they do not expect to have a replacement available until at least Q2 2020. So they want me to continue driving around for a year and a half with an airbag that could harm or kill my passenger? The notification doesn't mention anything about passenger safety, it just says their is a recall on the airbag.

It seems unreasonable that they can notify me about a safety recall that could cause serious injury and have a year and a half to resolve the issue. Even if there is not a takata replacement immediately available there should be an alternative and it should be a priority to get it out.

chillysyrup

If I recall correctly, the parts that fail do so by corroding over time, so they are probably still serviceable. There is apparently an insufficient number of replacement parts so they prioritize by vehicle age and the climate the vehicle resides (hot humid areas get priority).

Bob338

Inquiry at last service a while back responded that the queue put me about next December, 2019. I have no concerns.

Bill F

Just received a letter today for my 2013 GLK in Canada. I hope they have the part now. Good thing is the dealer has great coffee while you wait. Bad thing is you have to wait.

Silver Shadow

I just got another notice for mine. I brought it in several years ago to have it done while I waited. They started bumping up the time I would have to wait. At 4 hours I basically told them to FO and left. Closest dealer is 1 1/2 hours away.
The new notice mentions both front air bags. I guess I'll get it done.
P.S. We still get notices for our Pontiac Vibe which we sold at least 5 years ago.

calder-cay

Seems to be a fractured recall. As I read thru the thread, it is stated it's only for 2010-2012, then another post shows thru 2015. (it seems more prevalent for Canadian based vehicles, for whatever reason).

Pretty sure I checked on recalls a while (years?) back, but I did go to the NHTSA site yesterday, plugged in our VIN - no pending recalls. So our 2014 GLK Base (USA) might not have Takata bags.

habbyguy

Mine's due as well (2011) but I'm not too worried as the problem seems to come as a result of corrosion, and the car has been a "desert car" its whole life. IIRC, when the whole Takata fiasco was starting, they were going to recall only those in wet, humid areas - but I can see how that could be unmanageable.

MBKLUE

Mine is a 2014 350 USA model and I have received "tons" of recall notices for the airbag. Can't see any chance of the vehicle being a base model, or not, determining what type or brand of airbag was installed.

calder-cay

Hmm. Interesting you have same year and USA ... is it an all wheel drive and / or diesel?

(Ours is a gas powered two wheeler, no bells and whistles)

MBKLUE

4Matic Gasser with most of the bells and whistles.

Did you buy yours new? I ordered mine/bought it new. If you didn't, maybe they didn't have a good mailing address for you in order to send the recall notice.