Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Seat Belts › Pretensioner
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 11, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 12,743. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 C300, C300 4Matic, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4Matic, C43 AMG, C43 AMG Coupe, C43 AMG Cabrio, C63 AMG, C63 AMG Coupe, C63S AMG, C63S AMG Coupe, C63S Cabrio, GLC300, GLC300 4Matic, GLC43 AMG, S550, S550 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65, Mercedes-Maybach S550 4Matic, and Mercedes-Maybach S600 vehicles. The affected vehicles have front seat seatbelt pretensioners that may not function properly in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
If the front seat seatbelt pretensioners do not function properly, the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat belts, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG C43 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz C300 | 216 | 15 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 | 101 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4Matic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Benz S600 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S550 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600 | 0 | 4 | 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 17V251000.
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