The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 AMG GT-S, GLC300, CLA250 and GLE300d 4Matic vehicles, 2013 C250, E350 BlueTec and G63 AMG vehicles, 2008-2014 C300 vehicles, 2013-2014 C300 4Matic and ML350 4Matic vehicles, 2009 C350 vehicles, 2014 CLS550, E350 4Matic, E350 Coupe 4Matic, E350 Wagon 4Matic, GLK350 and SL550 vehicles, 2012 CLS550 4Matic vehicles, 2012-2016 E350 vehicles, 2016-2017 GL450 4Matic vehicles, 2012-2014 ML350 4Matic BlueTec vehicles, 2015 S550, S550 4Matic and C300 4Matic Sedan vehicles, 2015-2016 C300 Sedan vehicles, and 2017 SL63 AMG vehicles. Various control units on these vehicles may have been updated with incorrect software, potentially affecting the correct deployment of the air bags in the event of a crash.
The risk
If the air bags do not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update software in the affected control units, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
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 GT S | 2016 | 4 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Benz C250 | 2013 | 278 | 7 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2008 | 672 | 7 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2009 | 576 | 8 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2010 | 453 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2011 | 480 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2012 | 266 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2013 | 261 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2014 | 94 | 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2015 | 381 | 11 |
| Mercedes-Benz C300 | 2016 | 289 | 13 |
| Mercedes-Benz C350 | 2009 | 65 | 7 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLA250 | 2016 | 66 | 8 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLS550 | 2012 | 23 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Benz CLS550 | 2014 | 10 | 4 |
| Mercedes-Benz E350 | 2012 | 217 | 7 |
| Mercedes-Benz E350 | 2013 | 164 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz E350 | 2014 | 278 | 8 |
| Mercedes-Benz E350 | 2015 | 31 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz E350 | 2016 | 51 | 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz G63 | 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Benz GL450 | 2016 | 13 | 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz GL450 | 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC300 | 2016 | 133 | 12 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLE300D | 2016 | 7 | 7 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLK350 | 2014 | 104 | 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz ML350 | 2012 | 65 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Benz ML350 | 2013 | 56 | 4 |
| Mercedes-Benz ML350 | 2014 | 68 | 4 |
| Mercedes-Benz S550 | 2015 | 41 | 5 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2017
67 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the electrical system; Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 17V845000 28 Dec 2017 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 17V838000 21 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V829000 19 Dec 2017 | REV Recreation Group |
| 17V830000 19 Dec 2017 | Newmar Corporation |
| 17V825000 19 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V814000 18 Dec 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V799000 13 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V795000 11 Dec 2017 | Aston Martin The Americas |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017