Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V829000

Seat belts

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-11-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V829000

Seat belts

Component
Seat belts
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Vehicles affected
672
Reported to NHTSA
2016-11-16
Owners notified
2016-12-16

Defect description

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 S63 AMG Coupe, S65 AMG Coupe, S550 Coupe 4Matic, S63 AMG 4Matic Convertible, and S550 Convertible vehicles manufactured June 29, 2015, to March 15, 2016. The seat belt extenders on the affected vehicles may not retract as intended and may potentially break the event of a crash.

Safety risk

In the event of a crash, if the seat belt extender does not retract and/or the extender breaks, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing their risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the control unit software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in mid-December 2016. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service 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

6 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
Mercedes-Benz AMG S632017 2016
Mercedes-Benz AMG S652016
Mercedes-Benz S5502017 2016
Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG2017

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.