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2009 Mercedes-Benz ML350 seat belts problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the seat belts on the 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML35019% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Seat Belts complaints
19%
share of all complaints
65,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The rear seat belts do not retract once pulled out. Over the course of several days, they slowly work their way back up. No vehicle should have a seatbelt fail; it is even more ridiculous that this part failed in a car that is this expensive or that has had such a long history of safety. It isn't…

    filed Mar 25, 2021

  • 2 issues: right side rear seat belt will not retract. Second; after a week in the dealership to fix an a/c unit that cuts out repeatedly, and the assurances that the new harness they installed would fix the problem, it hasn't. Even though the outside temps are not into triple digits, it will stop…

    filed Jun 13, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Seat Belts problems in other ML350 years

YearReportsShare
2015 ML35024%
2013 ML35035%
2012 ML35035%
2011 ML35011%
2010 ML3501010%
2008 ML35034%
2006 ML35021%
ML350 seat belts problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.