NHTSA Campaign 17V818000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 17V818000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags: sensor: occupant classification. The repair is free.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed the report for 17V818000 with NHTSA on December 18, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V818000, NHTSA lists up to 8 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 25, 2016 and December 22, 2016.
The 17V818000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 17V818000 were scheduled from January 26, 2018, 39 days after the report.
17V818000 covers 1 model from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2017.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V818000 ranks 10 of 10 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 17V818000, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 17V818000 was 16V081000, reported on February 11, 2016.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 AMG GT & AMG GT-C Roadster and 2018 AMG GT-S & GT Roadster vehicles equipped with AMG Performance Seats. The passenger occupant classification system (OCS) might not function properly, possibly causing the passenger frontal air bag to be incorrectly deactivated or incorrectly activated in the event of a crash.
- The risk
- A passenger air bag that is incorrectly activated or deactivated in the event of a crash increases the risk of injury due to potential incorrect airbag deployment or non-deployment.
- The fix
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, and if necessary, replace the passenger seat cushion, free of charge. Owners will be notified of the recall in January 2018 and they will receive a second letter when the parts become available, currently expected to be in February 2018. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.
Reported December 18, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V818000 (1)
Mercedes-Benz (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V818000, 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: December 18, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted