NHTSA campaign 16V442000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Seat Belts › Rear/Other

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 16, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 423. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015 ML250, ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML400 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and 2016 GLE450 AMG 4Matic vehicles manufactured from April 27, 2015, through May 19, 2015. The affected vehicles may have had the right rear seatbelt anchor bolt incorrectly installed.

The risk

In the event of a vehicle crash, the right rear seatbelt anchor bolt could fail to secure the passenger, increasing their risk of injury.

The remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, correct the installation of the right rear seat belt anchor bolt, 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	Crashes
2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450	25	11	4
2015 Mercedes-Benz AMG ML63	0	4	0
2015 Mercedes-Benz ML250	10	6	2
2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350	52	5	10
2015 Mercedes-Benz ML400	4	5	1

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 16V442000.

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