NHTSA Campaign 25V864000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
NHTSA campaign 25V864000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the seat belts: rear/other. The repair is free.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed the report for 25V864000 with NHTSA on December 12, 2025; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 25V864000, NHTSA lists up to 82 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 24, 2025 and July 14, 2025.
The 25V864000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 25V864000 were scheduled from February 6, 2026, 56 days after the report.
25V864000 covers 1 model from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2025.
Owners of the model years 25V864000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the seat belts, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 25V864000 ranks 44 of 51 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 25V864000, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has 3 other recalls on the seat belts on this site; the one before 25V864000 was 25V253000, reported on May 2, 2025.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2025-2026 GLE 350 4MATIC vehicles. The center rear seat belts may have been installed without the child seat protection function and fail to lock a child restraint properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and FMVSS number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
- The risk
- In the event of a crash, an insufficiently restrained child has an increased risk of injury.
- The fix
- Dealers will replace the center rear seat belt assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2026. 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 December 19, 2025. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2026010003.
Reported December 12, 2025
Vehicles covered by 25V864000 (1)
Mercedes-Benz (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 25V864000, 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 12, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted