Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V166000

Seat belts

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-04-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V166000

Seat belts

Component
Seat belts
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Vehicles affected
256
Reported to NHTSA
2013-04-29
Owners notified
2013-05-24

Defect description

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes) is recalling certain model year 2013 GL350 BlueTEC, GL450 4MATIC, GL550 4MATIC, and GL63 AMG vehicles manufactured May 15, 2012 through October 4, 2012. The second row seat belt anchor fitting bolts may not be properly torqued.

Safety risk

If the bolts are not properly torqued, the seat belt anchor bolts may continue to loosen and in the the event of a crash, the belted occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Mercedes-Benz will notify owners and dealers will check, and tighten the bolts of the seat belt anchor fittings, as necessary, free of charge. The recall campaign began on May 24, 2013. Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz at 1-800-367-6372.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
Mercedes-Benz GL3502013
Mercedes-Benz GL4502013
Mercedes-Benz GL5502013
Mercedes-Benz GL632013

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.