The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015 S550 4Matic Coupe, AMG S63 4Matic Coupe, and AMG S65 vehicles manufactured January 27, 2014, to April 2, 2015. In the affected vehicles, left-side front seat belts may have been installed on the right-side and vice versa. As a result, the installation angle may be incorrect, affecting the seat belt locking behavior. Additionally, the child seat restraint function for the passenger seat would not be available. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and FMVSS number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
If the seat belt is installed improperly, it may not properly restrain the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the installation of the seat belts, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on October 30, 2015. MBUSA's recall number is 2015100002. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 2015 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 | 2015 |
| Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC | 2015 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC | 2015 | 6 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2015
26 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the seat belts; Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 15V876000 23 Dec 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V867000 22 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V848000 17 Dec 2015 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 15V820000 7 Dec 2015 | Polaris Industries, Inc. |
| 15V806000 30 Nov 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V780000 23 Nov 2015 | Tesla Motors, Inc. |
| 15V694000 23 Oct 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V556000 3 Sept 2015 | Eldorado National- Kansas |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015