Recall · 26V172000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 4 models over seat belts
20
Vehicles covered
4
Models
4
Model years
March 20, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2026 AMG GLC43 4MATIC, GLC 300 4MATIC, GLC 300, and GLC 300 4MATIC Coupe vehicles. The center rear seat belts may have been installed without the child seat protection function and fail to lock a child restraint properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and FMVSS number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
- What it can cause
- In the event of a crash, an insufficiently restrained child has an increased risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the center rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning March 27, 2026.
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 4Matic | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 300 | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 300 4Matic | 2026 | 2026 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 300 4Matic Coupe | 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 20 vehicles this is a small campaign: 87% 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, 2026, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2026, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 22 times before this, most recently in December 2025 as 25V864000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 4 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 26V281000 (electrical system), 25V533000 (steering).
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 20, 2026 as campaign 26V172000. 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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