2012 Mercedes-Benz M166 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M166. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“This model hasn!t a transmission fluid measurement stick, but either not indicate at monitoring screen if needs fluid, also the transmission fluid pan become rusted due to low material quality leaking all fluid and causing serious automatic transmission damages, costing over us$6000.00 in repair.…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2012 Mercedes-Benz M166 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.