Recall · 24V960000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled the MERCEDES-BENZ EQS 450+ over air bags
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Vehicles covered
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Model
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Model years
December 20, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
AIR BAGS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling a certain 2023 EQS 450+ vehicle. The mounting brackets near the roof may have sharp edges that can damage the side-curtain air bag during deployment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 214, "Side Impact Protection," and 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
- What it can cause
- An air bag that is damaged during deployment can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and if necessary, replace the window airbags, and mounting brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 7, 2025. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2025010005.
- NHTSA's note
- The owner 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 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-BenzEQS 450+ | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1 vehicle this is a small campaign: 100% 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, 2023, 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 air bags 48 times before this, most recently in February 2023 as 23V101000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for all 1 model year the campaign names. Their owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA, 20 of them before this campaign was filed. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in December 2022, 2 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V366000 (back over prevention), 25V255000 (electrical system), 24V115000 (electrical system), 23V464000 (seat belts).
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 20, 2024 as campaign 24V960000. 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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