Recall · 20V673000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 5 models over seats
1,337
Vehicles covered
5
Models
7
Model years
October 30, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SEATS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 E350 and E450, 2019-2021 AMG E53 and 2020-2021 AMG E63 vehicles. The front passenger seat may be missing the mechanical seat adjustment range limit stop, allowing the seat to move outside of the acceptable range in relation to the air bag.
- What it can cause
- If the front passenger seat is adjusted beyond the acceptable range in relation to the air bag, there could be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash with air bag deployment.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for the mechanical seat adjustment range limitation for the front passenger seat and install it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-368-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020110013.
- 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-BenzAMG E53 | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG E63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzE350 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzE450 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzE63 AMG | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,337 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 62% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2021, 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 seats 13 times before this, most recently in September 2020 as 20V558000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 4 of the 7 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 19 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V445000 (electrical system), 24V100000 (electrical system), 23V880000 (fuel system, gasoline), 23V445000 (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 30, 2020 as campaign 20V673000. 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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