Recall · 26V353000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 14 models over seat belts
203
Vehicles covered
14
Models
14
Model years
May 29, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2026 AMG GLS 63 4MATIC+, AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC+ COUPE, AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC+, AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ COUPE, AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+, GLE 450 4MATIC COUPE, GLE 350 4MATIC, Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC, GLS 580 4MATIC, GLS 450 4MATIC, GLE 580 4MATIC, GLE 450E 4MATIC, GLE 450 4MATIC, and GLE 350 vehicles. The bolts for the rear seat belts may not be tightened properly.
- What it can cause
- A loose seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will tighten the rear seat belt bolts and replace any missing bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on June 5, 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 Benz AMG GLE53 4Matic+ | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz AMG GLE53 4Matic+ Coupe | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz AMG GLE63 S 4Matic+ | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz AMG GLE63 S 4Matic+ Coupe | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz AMG GLS63 4Matic+ | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz GLE 350 | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz GLE 450E 4Matic | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz GLE 580 4Matic | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz GLS 450 4Matic | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes Benz GLS 580 4Matic | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 4Matic | 2026 | 2026 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4Matic | 2026 | 2026 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4Matic Coupe | 2026 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4Matic | 2026 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 203 vehicles this is a small campaign: 61% of the 19,582 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one are as large or larger. The middle campaign among them covers 473. 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 24 times before this, most recently in May 2026 as 26V278000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 2 of the 14 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA, 4 of them before this campaign was filed. 1 of those name the seat belts, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 26V199000 (air bags), 25V864000 (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 May 29, 2026 as campaign 26V353000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2026-05-29.
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