Recall · 23V200000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 2 models over structure
6
Vehicles covered
2
Models
2
Model years
March 24, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 Maybach S580 and S580 vehicles. The bulkhead that separates the engine compartment from the passenger compartment may not have been properly sealed, causing water to drain into the passenger compartment. Water intrusion into the foot wells may cause corrosion and/or short circuits to electrical components, disabling safety features, including seat belt tightening and seat adjustments (PreSafe system).
- What it can cause
- Disabled safety features, including seat belt tightening and seat adjustments, can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will repair the bulkhead front wall sealing, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 12, 2023. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2023040009.
- 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-BenzS580 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-MaybachS580 | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 6 vehicles this is a small campaign: 94% 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 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the structure 33 times before this, most recently in March 2023 as 23V178000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 2 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA, 13 of them before this campaign was filed. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in July 2021, 1 year before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 16 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V116000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 24V807000 (communication), 24V704000 (engine and engine cooling), 23V445000 (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 March 24, 2023 as campaign 23V200000. 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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