The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 E350 and E450, 2019-2021 AMG E53 and 2020-2021 AMG E63 vehicles. The front passenger seat may be missing the mechanical seat adjustment range limit stop, allowing the seat to move outside of the acceptable range in relation to the air bag.
The risk
If the front passenger seat is adjusted beyond the acceptable range in relation to the air bag, there could be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash with air bag deployment.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for the mechanical seat adjustment range limitation for the front passenger seat and install it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-368-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020110013.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz AMG E53 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG E63 | 2021 |
| Mercedes-Benz E 350 | 2021 |
| Mercedes-Benz E 450 | 2021 |
| Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 2020 |
Components: SEATS
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 E53 | 2019 | 6 | 12 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG E53 | 2020 | 3 | 10 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG E53 | 2021 | 5 | 15 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG E63 | 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| Mercedes-Benz E 350 | 2021 | 13 | 12 |
| Mercedes-Benz E 450 | 2021 | 7 | 14 |
| Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
Other seats recalls in 2020
20 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the seats; Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. filed 199 campaigns in all.
| 20V794000 17 Dec 2020 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 20V735000 25 Nov 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V644000 19 Oct 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V633000 14 Oct 2020 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 20V558000 14 Sept 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 20V537000 3 Sept 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V505000 26 Aug 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V477000 14 Aug 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020