Mercedes-Benz Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel

Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 144,049 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer and warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

Campaign
26V281000
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Reported
1 May 2026
Vehicles
144,049
Built between
Sep 2022 – Feb 2026
Models
37
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
29 June 2026
Repaired
85%
Unrepaired
21,536

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2022 and February 2026. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG C43 4MATICBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S E 4MATIC+Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S E Performance 4MATIC+Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLE53 4MATIC CabrioletBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLE53 4MATIC CoupeBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2024-2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLE53 4MATIC+Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLE53 4MATIC+ CabrioletBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 4MATIC+
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 4MATIC+ Wagon
  • 2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 E 4MATIC+
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43
  • 2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 4MATIC CoupeBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 Coupe
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S E 4MATIC+Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S E 4MATIC+ CoupeBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT43Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL43Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL55 4MATIC+Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 4MATIC+Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 S E Performance 4MATIC+Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz C 300Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz C 300 4MATICBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2024-2025 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4MATICBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2024-2026 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4MATIC CabrioletBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4MATIC CoupeBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2024-2025 Mercedes-Benz CLE 450 4MATICBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2024-2026 Mercedes-Benz CLE 450 4MATIC CabrioletBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Benz CLE 450 4MATIC CoupeBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz E 350Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2024-2026 Mercedes-Benz E 350 4MATICBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2024-2026 Mercedes-Benz E 450 4MATICBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2024-2026 Mercedes-Benz E 450 4MATIC ALL-TerrainBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300Built September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4MATICBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4MATIC CoupeBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2025-2026 Mercedes-Benz GLC 350 E 4MATICBuilt September 2022 to February 2026
  • 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 4MATIC+Built September 2022 to February 2026

Repair progress

21,536 of 144,049 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

85% repaired — 122,513 of 144,049 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 2024-2026 AMG GT, C-Class, E-Class, SL, CLE, and GLC vehicles. The infotainment control unit may reset while the vehicle is in motion and cause the instrument panel display to go blank.

What could happen

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer and warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will update the infotainment control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 29, 2026. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2026050004.

Parts involved

  • Civic2069047100SOFTWARE
  • CivicA2069046800SOFTWARE

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. Vehicles builtSeptember 2022 to February 2026
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA1 May 2026
  3. Owners notified29 June 2026
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 85% 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 1 May 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 May 8, 2026.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
2026050004
Recalling manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Recall initiated by
ODI

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.

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