- Vehicles
- 932
- Built between
- Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 June 2026
- Repaired
- 60%
- Unrepaired
- 374
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2026 and March 2026. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE53 4MATIC
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS63 4MATIC
- 2025 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450E 4MATIC
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE 580 4MATICBuilt unknown to March 2026
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS 450 4MATIC
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 4MATIC
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 4MATIC
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz GLE 450 4MATIC
- 2026 Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4MATICBuilt February 2026 to unknown
Repair progress
374 of 932 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
60% repaired — 558 of 932 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 2026 GLE 350 4MATIC, GLE 450 4MATIC, GLE 350, GLE 580 4MATIC, GLS 580 4MATIC, GLE 450 E 4MATIC, AMG GLE53 4MATIC, AMG GLS63 4MATIC, AMG GLE63 S 4MATIC, GLS 450 4MATIC, and GLS 600 4MATIC vehicles. The passenger air bag fabric may have been manufactured incorrectly, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended.
What could happen
Air bags that do not deploy as intended during a crash increase the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Dealers will replace the passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 12, 2026.
Parts involved
- Front Passenger AirbagA1678607801FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2026 to March 2026
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 March 2026
- Owners notified12 June 2026
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 60% 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 March 2026.
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. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning April 3, 2026.
Official source
- 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.
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.