Recall · 20V608000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled the MERCEDES-BENZ C300 over latches/locks/linkages
7
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
October 2, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019 C300 vehicles. The center console lock-system might not lock properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 201, "Occupant Protection In Interior Impact."
- What it can cause
- In the event of a rear-end crash, the center console lid may open, increasing the risk of injury to occupants.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will check the center console storage compartment, and replace it, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020100006.
- 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-BenzC300 | 2019 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 7 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, 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the latches/locks/linkages 6 times before this, most recently in May 2020 as 20V247000. 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 66 complaints with NHTSA, 10 of them before this campaign was filed. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in February 2019, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 10 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V854000 (structure), 22V365000 (electrical system), 22V232000 (back over prevention), 21V961000 (fuel system, gasoline).
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 October 2, 2020 as campaign 20V608000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-10-02.
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