Mercedes-Benz Visibility: Sun/Moon Roof Assembly

Mercedes Benz is recalling about 131,653 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. A detached sunroof panel may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
22V954000
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Reported
23 December 2022
Vehicles
131,653
Built between
Not published
Models
22
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 February 2023
Repaired
34%
Unrepaired
86,322

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.

  • 2002-2007 Mercedes-Benz C230
  • 2001-2005 Mercedes-Benz C240
  • 2006-2007 Mercedes-Benz C280
  • 2001-2005 Mercedes-Benz C320
  • 2006-2007 Mercedes-Benz C350
  • 2003-2005 Mercedes-Benz CLK320
  • 2006-2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK350
  • 2003-2006 Mercedes-Benz CLK500
  • 2007-2009 Mercedes-Benz CLK550
  • 2006-2009 Mercedes-Benz CLS550
  • 2005-2009 Mercedes-Benz E320
  • 2003-2006 Mercedes-Benz E500
  • 2007-2009 Mercedes-Benz E550
  • 2002-2004 Mercedes-Benz AMG C32
  • 2005-2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG C55
  • 2003-2005 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLK55
  • 2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS55
  • 2007-2011 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS63
  • 2003-2006 Mercedes-Benz AMG E55
  • 2007-2009 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63
  • 2010-2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS550
  • 2006-2009 Mercedes-Benz E350

Repair progress

86,322 of 131,653 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2025.

34% repaired — 45,331 of 131,653 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 2001-2011 C-Class, CLK, E-Class, and CLS vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle model details. The glass sunroof panel may not be properly secured and may detach.

What could happen

A detached sunroof panel may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will inspect and replace the sunroof panel as necessary free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 3, 2023.

Parts involved

  • Sunroof coverA2037800121(Type CL203)
  • Sunroof coverA2097800200(Type 209)
  • Sunroof coverA2117800300(Type 203, 211)
  • Sunroof coverA2197800100(Type 219)

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA23 December 2022
  2. Owners notified3 February 2023
  3. Latest repair reportQ4 2025 — 34% 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 23 December 2022.

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. This recall expands NHTSA recall number 19V-918. MBUSA's numbers for this recall are 2023010004, 2023010005, and 2023010006.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
2023010004/5/6
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.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.

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