- Vehicles
- 12,743
- Built between
- Jul 2016 – Dec 2016
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 October 2017
- Repaired
- 100%
- Unrepaired
- 0
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2016 and December 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG C43Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63SBuilt July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG S63Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG S65Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz C 300Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC300Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATICBuilt July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz S600Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S550Built July 2016 to December 2016
- 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600Built July 2016 to December 2016
Repair progress
The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q1 2019.
100% repaired — 12,743 of 12,743 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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."
What could happen
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.
What gets fixed
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat belts, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2016 to December 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 April 2017
- Owners notified13 October 2017
- Latest repair reportQ1 2019 — 100% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 April 2017.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 208
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.