NHTSA Campaign 18V838000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
NHTSA campaign 18V838000 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 18V838000 with NHTSA on November 27, 2018; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 18V838000, NHTSA lists up to 104,663 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 1, 2017 and October 11, 2018.
The 18V838000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 18V838000 were scheduled from January 3, 2019, 37 days after the report.
18V838000 covers 1 model from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 18V838000 ranks 2 of 10 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 18V838000, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has 2 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 18V838000 was 17V818000, reported on December 18, 2017.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018 C300 Cabriolet, C300 Coupe, C300 4Matic Cabriolet, C300, C300 4Matic Coupe, C300 4Matic, C43 AMG Cabriolet, C43 AMG Coupe, C63 S AMG Cabriolet, C350e Plug-In Hybrid, C63 AMG Cabriolet, C63 AMG Coupe, C63 S AMG Coupe, C63 AMG, C63 S AMG, 2018-2019 GLC300 4Matic Coupe, GLC300, GLC63 AMG Coupe, GLC300 4Matic, GLC350e Plug-In Hybrid, GLC43 AMG Coupe, GLC43 AMG, GLC63 S AMG Coupe, and GLC63 AMG vehicles equipped with Audio 20 head units and automatic child seat recognition. The status of the passenger side air bag may not display correctly.
- The risk
- If the passenger air bag is incorrectly displayed as 'ON' when it is not, a front seat passenger may be unaware that the air bag will not deploy in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
- The fix
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the audio head unit software, free of charge. The recall began January 3, 2019. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2018120009.
Reported November 27, 2018
Vehicles covered by 18V838000 (1)
Mercedes-Benz (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 18V838000, 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: November 27, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted