Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Seat Belts
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 16, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 672. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 S63 AMG Coupe, S65 AMG Coupe, S550 Coupe 4Matic, S63 AMG 4Matic Convertible, and S550 Convertible vehicles manufactured June 29, 2015, to March 15, 2016. The seat belt extenders on the affected vehicles may not retract as intended and may potentially break the event of a crash.
The risk
In the event of a crash, if the seat belt extender does not retract and/or the extender breaks, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the control unit software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in mid-December 2016. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Mercedes-Benz S550 | 15 | 5 | 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 16V829000.
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