Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch (Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-Maybach)
Vehicle recall 17V-816. NHTSA received Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.’s report on Dec 18, 2017.
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NHTSA received Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.’s report on Dec 18, 2017. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 26, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If the door appears to be locked, the door may be unintentionally opened, increasing the risk of injury.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 GLE400 4Matic, GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLE550e 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic, GLE63 AMG 4Matic, GLS450, GLE63S 4Matic, GLS63 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65 AMG, S550, Mercedes-Maybach S600, Mercedes-Maybach S550 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic Coupe, GLE63S 4Matic Coupe, 2017-2018 GLS550 4Matic, S550 4Matic, 2018 S450, and S63 AMG 4Matic vehicles.
The rear passenger door on the driver side may indicate that it is locked, when it may not be.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, “Door Locks and Door Retention Components.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch.
What should you do?
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left rear door lock, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in January 2018. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 8,700 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
- Mercedes-Benz S6320182017
- Mercedes-Maybach S6002017
- Mercedes-Maybach S5502017
- Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLE63S2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLS 5502018
- Mercedes-Benz GLS4502017
- Mercedes-Benz GLE3502017
- Mercedes-Benz S5502017
- Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC2017
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE432017
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE632017
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS632017
- Mercedes-Benz GLE550E2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLS5502017
- Mercedes-Benz S6002017
- Mercedes-Benz S550E2017
- Mercedes-Benz S 4502018
- Mercedes-Benz GLE4002017
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 26, 2026 and checked Oct 26, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 26, 2026.