Seats; seat belts: pretensioner; air bags: sensor: occupant classification (Mercedes-Benz)
Vehicle recall 21V-230. NHTSA received Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC’s report on Apr 1, 2021.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. NHTSA’s own record is on nhtsa.gov.
The short answer
NHTSA received Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC’s report on Apr 1, 2021. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Air bags and seat belts that do not perform properly in a crash can increase the risk of injury.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 C-Class, E-Class, E-Class Coupe and Convertible, GLC, CLS, AMG GT 4-door Coupe and G-Class vehicles.
Please refer to MBUSA’s recall report for specific vehicle model details.
A faulty electrical contact within the seat position switch may prevent the driver and passenger air bags and seat belt force limiters from properly activating during a crash.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Seats.
- NHTSA’s part: Seat belts: pretensioner.
- NHTSA’s part: Air bags: sensor: occupant classification.
What should you do?
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat position switches, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 21, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA’s number for this recall is 2021040016.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 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 8,634 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 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Mercedes-Benz CLS 4502021
- Mercedes-Benz C 3002021
- Mercedes-Benz E 3502021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63S2021
- Mercedes-Benz E 4502021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG E532021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG C432021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG C632021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S2021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS532021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT432021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT532021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT632021
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 3002021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC432021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC632021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S2021
- Mercedes-Benz G 5502021
- Mercedes-Benz AMG G632021
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 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
-
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 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 28, 2026.