Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 15, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 100. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2016 SLK300, SLK350, SL400, SL550, and SL63 AMG vehicles manufactured from June 29, 2015, through July 13, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with low-beam headlights that may have been aimed incorrectly during vehicle production. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
Improperly adjusted low-beam headlights may reduce the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary adjust the headlamps, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2016. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Mercedes Benz SLK350 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz SL400 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz SL63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz SLK300 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 16V439000.
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