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CarsLore / US recalls / 2026 / 26V353000

Recall 26V353000

Seat belts · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

29 May 2026reported to NHTSA
203vehicles potentially affected
14models · 14 model years
Noneowner advisory

The defect

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2026 AMG GLS 63 4MATIC+, AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC+ COUPE, AMG GLE 63 S 4MATIC+, AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+ COUPE, AMG GLE 53 4MATIC+, GLE 450 4MATIC COUPE, GLE 350 4MATIC, Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC, GLS 580 4MATIC, GLS 450 4MATIC, GLE 580 4MATIC, GLE 450E 4MATIC, GLE 450 4MATIC, and GLE 350 vehicles. The bolts for the rear seat belts may not be tightened properly.

The risk

A loose seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

The remedy

Dealers will tighten the rear seat belt bolts and replace any missing bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 17, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on June 5, 2026.

NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR

Vehicles covered

ModelModel years
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC+2026
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC+ Coupe2026
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC+2026
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC+ Coupe2026
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS63 4MATIC+2026
Mercedes-Benz GLE 3502026
Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 4MATIC2026
Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC2026
Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC Coupe2026
Mercedes-Benz GLE 450E 4MATIC2026
Mercedes-Benz GLE 580 4MATIC2026
Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC2026
Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 4MATIC2026
Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC2026

Components: SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

Model years in this recall

NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.

ModelYearComplaintsRecallsComplaints about seat belts
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC+202612—
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC+ Coupe202601—
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC+202602—
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC+ Coupe202601—
Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS63 4MATIC+202602—
Mercedes-Benz GLE 350202611—
Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 4MATIC2026531
Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC202652—
Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC Coupe202601—
Mercedes-Benz GLE 450E 4MATIC202632—
Mercedes-Benz GLE 580 4MATIC202612—
Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC202622—
Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 4MATIC202602—
Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATIC202602—

Other seat belts recalls in 2026

26 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the seat belts; Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed 180 campaigns in all.

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14 Oct 2026
PACCAR Incorporated310
26V636000
2 Oct 2026
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC4
26V615000
24 Sept 2026
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC371
26V579000
9 Sept 2026
Ford Motor Company1,945
26V510000
6 Aug 2026
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)48,777
26V495000
30 Jul 2026
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)1,271,294
26V452000
14 Jul 2026
Hyundai Motor America47,787
26V425000
1 Jul 2026
Nissan North America, Inc.3,788

NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026