Recall · 21V231000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 2 models over structure
5,215
Vehicles covered
2
Models
3
Model years
April 1, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 GLB35 AMG, and 2020-2021 GLB250 vehicles. The side spoilers on the tailgate might not have been installed correctly, allowing them to detach.
- What it can cause
- Detached spoilers can create a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the side spoilers, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed July 2, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2021050009.
- 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 GLB35 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLB250 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 5,215 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 75% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. 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 structure 23 times before this, most recently in March 2021 as 21V197000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 3 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 85 complaints with NHTSA, 15 of them before this campaign was filed. 16 of those name the structure, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in March 2020, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 23 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V481000 (latches/locks/linkages), 23V732000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 22V679000 (electronic stability control (esc)), 22V365000 (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 April 1, 2021 as campaign 21V231000. 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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