Recall · 21V230000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 19 models over seats
8,634
Vehicles covered
19
Models
19
Model years
April 1, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
SEATS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 C-Class, E-Class, E-Class Coupe and Convertible, GLC, CLS, AMG GT 4-door Coupe and G-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. A faulty electrical contact within the seat position switch may prevent the driver and passenger air bags and seat belt force limiters from properly activating during a crash.
- What it can cause
- Air bags and seat belts that do not perform properly in a crash can increase the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat position switches, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 21, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2021040016.
- 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-Benz AMG C43 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG E53 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT43 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT53 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63S | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz CLS450 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz E350 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz E450 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz G550 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC300 | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 8,634 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 79% of the 14,821 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 490. 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 seats 16 times before this, most recently in March 2021 as 21V216000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 7 of the 19 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 121 complaints with NHTSA, 4 of them before this campaign was filed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 25 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V659000 (latches/locks/linkages), 24V445000 (electrical system), 24V100000 (electrical system), 24V070000 (exterior lighting).
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 1, 2021 as campaign 21V230000. 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 2021-04-01.
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