Recall · 20V228000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled the MERCEDES-BENZ E450 over seat belts
6
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
April 21, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020 E450 Coupe vehicles. The front left seatbelt may be improperly installed, potentially allowing the seatbelt to contact sharp metal components and damage the seatbelt webbing.
- What it can cause
- A damaged seatbelt may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reroute the front left seatbelt as necessary, or replace it if the webbing is damaged, free of charge. The recall began May 22,2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020050001.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-BenzE450 | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 6 vehicles this is a small campaign: 94% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 14 times before this, most recently in November 2019 as 19V788000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 1 model year the campaign names. Their owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 22V365000 (electrical system), 22V232000 (back over prevention), 21V961000 (fuel system, gasoline), 21V058000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. with NHTSA on April 21, 2020 as campaign 20V228000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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