- Vehicles
- 1,467
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 January 2022
- Repaired
- 93%
- Unrepaired
- 102
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2019-2020 Mercedes-Benz A 220
- 2019-2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG C43
- 2019-2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63
- 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53
- 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63
- 2018-2020 Mercedes-Benz C 300
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250
- 2020-2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350
- 2020-2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE 580
Repair progress
102 of 1,467 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2023.
93% repaired — 1,365 of 1,467 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 LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018-2020 C300, 2019-2020 A220, AMG C43, AMG C63, 2020 GLE580, GLB250, 2020-2021 GLE450, GLE350, 2021 AMG GLE63, and AMG GLE53 vehicles. The LED headlights may have been incorrectly adjusted during a vehicle repair. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
Incorrectly adjusted headlights may reduce visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will replace the LED headlights, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed August 13, 2021. A second notice will be sent once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed January 2022.
Parts involved
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV leftA2059066004DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV left
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV leftA2059067706DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV left
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV leftA2479064100DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV left
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV rightA2059066104DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV right
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV rightA2059067806DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV right
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV rightA2479064200DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE RV right
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE leftA1779060104DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE left
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE leftA1779061503DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE left
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE leftA2479060102DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE left
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE rightA1779060204DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE right
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE rightA1779061603DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE right
- DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE rightA2479060202DYNAMIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE right
- STATIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE leftA1679061305STATIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE left
- STATIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE rightA1679061405STATIC LIGHTING UNIT LED SAE right
- STATIC LIGHTING UNIT SAE leftA1779060501STATIC LIGHTING UNIT SAE left
- STATIC LIGHTING UNIT SAE rightA1779060601STATIC LIGHTING UNIT SAE right
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 July 2021
- Owners notified7 January 2022
- Latest repair reportQ4 2023 — 93% 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 2 July 2021.
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
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 2021120011
- Recalling manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
- 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.nhtsa.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.