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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz AMG C43 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG C63S | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz C 300 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC300 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz S550 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Benz S600 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S550 | 2017 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S600 | 2017 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
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 C43 | 2017 | 23 | 10 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 | 2017 | 4 | 11 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG C63S | 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 | 2017 | 4 | 9 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz C 300 | 2017 | 216 | 15 |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC300 | 2017 | 100 | 12 |
| Mercedes-Benz S550 | 2017 | 16 | 10 |
| Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC | 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz S600 | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S550 | 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S600 | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2017
28 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the seat belts; Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 17V826000 18 Dec 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 17V729000 17 Nov 2017 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 17V685000 27 Oct 2017 | Eldorado National- California, Inc. |
| 17V666000 19 Oct 2017 | Van-Con, Inc. |
| 17V659000 18 Oct 2017 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 17V617000 4 Oct 2017 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 17V582000 20 Sept 2017 | Double K Inc. |
| 17V567000 14 Sept 2017 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017