Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Seat Belts
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 1, 2019 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 29,720. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018 E400 Wagon 4MATIC, E400 4MATIC, E43 AMG 4MATIC, 2018-2019 E63S AMG 4MATIC Wagon, E63 AMG 4MATIC Wagon, E300, E300 4MATIC, GLC63S Coupe AMG 4MATIC, 2019 CLS450, CLS450 4MATIC, CLS53 AMG 4MATIC, E450 Wagon, E53 AMG 4MATIC, GLC300, GLC63 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, G550 4MATIC, G63 AMG, GLC300 Coupe 4MATIC, GLC300 4MATIC, GLC350e 4MATIC, GLC43 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, GLC43 AMG 4MATIC, GLC63 AMG 4MATIC, GT63 AMG four-door 4MATIC, and GT63S AMG four-door 4MATIC vehicles. Although correctly fastened, the front seat belts may be inaccurately detected as being unfastened, which may cause the electric PRE-SAFE®-function and the pretensioner to be deactivated.
The risk
The electric PRE-SAFE®-function and the seat belt pretensioners may not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat belt buckles, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020020017.
19 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG E53 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63s | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz CLS 450 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 300 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz G 550 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz G63 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 | 47 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 350 E | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63s | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz E 300 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz E43 AMG | 4 | 2 | 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 19V788000.
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