If the seatback does not properly lock, in the event of a crash, the seatbacks may fold forward, increasing the risk of injury.

Seats

Date Announced

FEB 26, 2019

Vehicles Affected

22,637

Mercedes-Benz Recall #

2019040007

NHTSA Campaign #

19V130000

Summary

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Mercedes-Benz C300 Cabriolet, C300 Coupe, AMG C43 Coupe, C300 4MATIC Cabriolet, C300 4MATIC Coupe, AMG C43 Cabriolet, AMG C63 Cabriolet, AMG C63 Coupe, AMG C63 S Cabriolet and AMG C63 S Coupe vehicles and 2018 Mercedes-Benz E400 Coupe, E400 Cabriolet, E400 4MATIC Cabriolet and E400 4MATIC Coupe vehicles. The seatbacks of the front seats may not properly lock on the right side of the seat.

Actions

Mercedes will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the locking of the seatback on the affected vehicles and replace the seatback lock, as necessary, free of charge. An interim owner letter was mailed on April 12, 2019 to notify owners. Owners will receive a second notification when the remedy is available. Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2019040007.

Documents (13)

• Recall Acknowledgement
• Defect Notice 573 Report
• Recall 573 Report - AMENDMENT 3
• Recall 573 Report - AMENDMENT 1
• Recall 573 Report - AMENDMENT 2
• ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Recall 573 Report - AMENDMENT 4
• Recall 573 Report - AMENDMENT 5
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) - RE: Recall Campaign Launch Notification Check Seatback Lock MY17-18 205 238 (C-Class, E-Class Coupe & Cabriolet )
• Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- RE: Recall Campaign Initial Notification Check Seatback Lock MY17-18 205 238 ( C-Class, E-Class Coupe & Cabriolet )
• ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)
• Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2019-4
• Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-3