NHTSA Campaign 19V788000
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 19V788000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed the report for 19V788000 with NHTSA on November 1, 2019; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 19V788000, NHTSA lists up to 29,720 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 2, 2018 and October 31, 2018.
The 19V788000 report reached NHTSA 12 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 19V788000 were scheduled from March 13, 2020, 133 days after the report.
19V788000 covers 1 model from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2019.
By potentially affected vehicles, 19V788000 ranks 3 of 10 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018 E400 Wagon 4MATIC, E400 4MATIC, E43 AMG 4MATIC, 2018-2019 E63S AMG 4MATIC Wagon, E63 AMG 4MATIC Wagon, E300, E300 4MATIC, GLC63S Coupe AMG 4MATIC, 2019 CLS450, CLS450 4MATIC, CLS53 AMG 4MATIC, E450 Wagon, E53 AMG 4MATIC, GLC300, GLC63 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, G550 4MATIC, G63 AMG, GLC300 Coupe 4MATIC, GLC300 4MATIC, GLC350e 4MATIC, GLC43 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, GLC43 AMG 4MATIC, GLC63 AMG 4MATIC, GT63 AMG four-door 4MATIC, and GT63S AMG four-door 4MATIC vehicles. Although correctly fastened, the front seat belts may be inaccurately detected as being unfastened, which may cause the electric PRE-SAFE®-function and the pretensioner to be deactivated.
- The risk
- The electric PRE-SAFE®-function and the seat belt pretensioners may not deploy during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- The fix
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the front seat belt buckles, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020020017.
Reported November 1, 2019
Vehicles covered by 19V788000 (1)
Mercedes-Benz (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 19V788000, 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 1, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted