Recall · 22V261000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 4 models over exterior lighting
129
Vehicles covered
4
Models
4
Model years
April 15, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 GLC 300, GLC 300 4Matic, AMG GLC 63 4Matic, AMG GLC 63 S 4Matic, and AMG GLC 43 4Matic vehicles. The electrical connection for the headlights may not be watertight, which can result in headlight failure.
- What it can cause
- Headlight failure can decrease visibility for both the driver and surrounding traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the headlight sealing plugs, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 3, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2022050005.
- 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 GLC43 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC63 S | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC300 | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 129 vehicles this is a small campaign: 67% 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 one model year, 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 exterior lighting 21 times before this, most recently in March 2022 as 22V168000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 2 of the 4 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 68 complaints with NHTSA, 12 of them before this campaign was filed. 11 of those name the exterior lighting, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in March 2021, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 8 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V070000 (exterior lighting), 23V445000 (fuel system, gasoline), 22V365000 (electrical system), 21V527000 (air bags).
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 15, 2022 as campaign 22V261000. 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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