NHTSA Campaign 17V177000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
NHTSA campaign 17V177000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: software. The repair is free.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed the report for 17V177000 with NHTSA on March 14, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V177000, NHTSA lists up to 51 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 1, 2008 and January 1, 2017.
The 17V177000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V177000 were scheduled from April 21, 2017, 38 days after the report.
17V177000 covers 1 model from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V177000 ranks 9 of 10 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 AMG GT-S, GLC300, CLA250 and GLE300d 4Matic vehicles, 2013 C250, E350 BlueTec and G63 AMG vehicles, 2008-2014 C300 vehicles, 2013-2014 C300 4Matic and ML350 4Matic vehicles, 2009 C350 vehicles, 2014 CLS550, E350 4Matic, E350 Coupe 4Matic, E350 Wagon 4Matic, GLK350 and SL550 vehicles, 2012 CLS550 4Matic vehicles, 2012-2016 E350 vehicles, 2016-2017 GL450 4Matic vehicles, 2012-2014 ML350 4Matic BlueTec vehicles, 2015 S550, S550 4Matic and C300 4Matic Sedan vehicles, 2015-2016 C300 Sedan vehicles, and 2017 SL63 AMG vehicles. Various control units on these vehicles may have been updated with incorrect software, potentially affecting the correct deployment of the air bags in the event of a crash.
- The risk
- If the air bags do not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- The fix
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update software in the affected control units, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
Reported March 14, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V177000 (1)
Mercedes-Benz (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V177000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 14, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted