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NHTSA Campaign 26V281000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

NHTSA campaign 26V281000 covers 11 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed the report for 26V281000 with NHTSA on May 1, 2026; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.

For 26V281000, NHTSA lists up to 144,049 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 19, 2022 and February 6, 2026.

The 26V281000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.

Owner notification letters for 26V281000 were scheduled from June 29, 2026, 59 days after the report.

26V281000 covers 11 models from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2025–2026.

Owners of the model years 26V281000 covers have filed at least 36 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.

Among the 26V281000 vehicles, the 2025 Mercedes-Benz Glc 300 has the most (12).

By potentially affected vehicles, 26V281000 ranks 5 of 51 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recalls on this site.

Besides 26V281000, Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has 13 other recalls on the electrical system on this site; the one before 26V281000 was 26V073000, reported on February 6, 2026.

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What this recall covers

The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2024-2026 AMG GT, C-Class, E-Class, SL, CLE, and GLC vehicles. The infotainment control unit may reset while the vehicle is in motion and cause the instrument panel display to go blank.
The risk
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer and warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will update the infotainment control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 29, 2026. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2026050004. 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 May 8, 2026.

Reported May 1, 2026

Vehicles covered by 26V281000 (11)

Mercedes-Benz (11)

Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 26V281000, 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: May 1, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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