Recall · 21V483000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 11 models over seat belts
4,917
Vehicles covered
11
Models
13
Model years
June 25, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 G550, AMG G63, E350, E450, AMG CLS53, AMG E53, AMG GT43, AMG GT53, AMG GT63, 2021-2022 CLS450, and AMG E63 vehicles. The rear seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
- What it can cause
- An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owners notified of the voluntary recall campaign by an interim letter on August 13, 2021. A final letter was mailed on September 24, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
- 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.nhtsa.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 CLS53 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG E53 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG E63 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG G63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT43 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT53 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzCLS450 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzE350 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzE450 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzG550 | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 4,917 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 74% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2022, 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 seat belts 17 times before this, most recently in January 2021 as 21V032000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 4 of the 13 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 30 complaints with NHTSA, 1 of them before this campaign was filed. 1 of those name the seat belts, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 21 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V659000 (latches/locks/linkages), 24V445000 (electrical system), 24V100000 (electrical system), 23V880000 (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 June 25, 2021 as campaign 21V483000. 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 2021-06-25.
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