Recall · 21V990000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 3 models over suspension
38,312
Vehicles covered
3
Models
4
Model years
December 17, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
SUSPENSION:FRONT
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 AMG GLB35, 2019-2020 A220, and 2020 GLB250 vehicles. The integral carrier that supports the front axle may corrode, causing it to fail.
- What it can cause
- Front axle carrier failure may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the integral carrier, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2022070009.
- 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-BenzA220 | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLB35 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLB250 | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 38,312 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 87% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the suspension 7 times before this, most recently in July 2020 as 20V427000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 4 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 120 complaints with NHTSA, 27 of them before this campaign was filed. 10 of those name the suspension, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in May 2019, 2 years 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), 22V365000 (electrical system), 22V232000 (back over prevention).
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 December 17, 2021 as campaign 21V990000. 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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