Recall · 21V034000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 3 models over child seat
231
Vehicles covered
3
Models
3
Model years
January 29, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
CHILD SEAT
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 A220, A35 AMG, and CLA250 vehicles. The child seat anchoring system (ISOFIX) may be missing the right-side anchoring bar from the ISOFIX bracket on the right-rear seat.
- What it can cause
- If the anchoring bar is missing from the ISOFIX bracket, the child restraint cannot be properly secured to the seat using the ISOFIX securing system, increasing the risk of injury for a child in that seat.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the right-rear ISOFIX bracket and replace the bracket, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2021020004.
- 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-BenzA220 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG A35 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzCLA250 | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 231 vehicles this is a small campaign: 59% 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, 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2021, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the child seat 2 times before this, most recently in August 2018 as 18V513000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 2 of the 3 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 26V481000 (latches/locks/linkages), 22V365000 (electrical system), 21V354000 (back over prevention), 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 January 29, 2021 as campaign 21V034000. 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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