Recall · 25V533000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 12 models over steering
3,749
Vehicles covered
12
Models
28
Model years
August 20, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2023-2026 EQE and GLC vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. The steering coupling bolt may have been improperly tightened, allowing the steering coupling to loosen from the steering rack.
- What it can cause
- A loose steering coupling can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will tighten the steering coupling bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 6, 2025. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
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 EQE 53 4Matic | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC 63 S E | 2025 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC 63 S E Coupe | 2025 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC43 4Matic | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC43 4Matic Coupe | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzEQE 350 | 2023 to 2025 | 20232024 |
| Mercedes-BenzEQE 350 4Matic | 2023 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzEQE 500 4Matic | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 300 | 2023 to 2026 | 202320242025 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 300 4Matic | 2023 to 2026 | 2023202420252026 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 300 4Matic Coupe | 2024 to 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 350E 4Matic | 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3,749 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 72% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2023 to 2026, 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 steering 29 times before this, most recently in December 2022 as 22V936000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 11 of the 28 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 166 complaints with NHTSA, 85 of them before this campaign was filed. 7 of those name the steering, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in June 2023, 2 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 23 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V481000 (latches/locks/linkages), 26V281000 (electrical system), 26V172000 (seat belts), 25V365000 (exterior lighting).
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 August 20, 2025 as campaign 25V533000. 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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