Recall · 21V216000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 5 models over seats
109
Vehicles covered
5
Models
7
Model years
March 26, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
SEATS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 E350, E450, E450 Wagon, E63S AMG, 2020 E63S AMG Wagon, and 2020-2021 E53 AMG vehicles. The passenger seat limiter may allow the seat to be positioned too close to the air bag.
- What it can cause
- A seat too close to the air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash necessitating the deployment of the frontal passenger air bag.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the passenger seat limiter, free of charge. The recall began April 29, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2021040002.
- 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 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG E63S | 2020 to 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 109 vehicles this is a small campaign: 69% 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 model years 2020 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 15 times before this, most recently in February 2021 as 21V106000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 3 of the 7 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 25 complaints with NHTSA, 1 of them before this campaign was filed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 21 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 March 26, 2021 as campaign 21V216000. 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 2021-03-26.
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