- Vehicles
- 4,969
- Built between
- Jun 2018 – Oct 2018
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 March 2019
- Repaired
- 94%
- Unrepaired
- 286
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2018 and October 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG C43Built June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG E53Built June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG S63Built June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG S65Built June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz C 300Built June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz E 450Built June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz S 450Built June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz S560Built June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Maybach S 560 4MATICBuilt June 2018 to October 2018
- 2019 Mercedes-Maybach S 650Built June 2018 to October 2018
Repair progress
286 of 4,969 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2020.
94% repaired — 4,683 of 4,969 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 2019 C300 4Matic Cabriolet, C43 AMG Cabriolet, C300 Cabriolet, C300 Coupe, C300 4Matic Coupe, C43 AMG Coupe, E450 Coupe, E53 AMG Cabriolet, S450, S560, E450 Cabriolet, E450 4Matic Cabriolet, E450 4Matic Coupe, E53 AMG Coupe, S450 4Matic, S560 4Matic, S63 AMG and S65 AMG vehicles and Mercedes-Mayback S650 and S560 4 Matic vehicles. A correctly fastened seatbelt may be inaccurately detected as being unfastened, preventing the seat belt pre-tensioners from activating in the event of a crash.
What could happen
If the seat belt tensioning does not activate in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt buckles, free of charge. The recall began March 18, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2018 to October 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 November 2018
- Owners notified18 March 2019
- Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 94% 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 27 November 2018.
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. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2019020012.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 2019020012
- Recalling manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
- 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.