Mercedes Benz C-Class: Rear/other

Date

Oct. 3, 2007

Filed by

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

Vehicles

Mercedes Benz C-Class (2008)

Component

Seat Belts › Rear/Other

Description of the defect

Certain Vehicles fail to comply with some of The requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 208, "occupant crash Protection." The rear Outboard Seat belts do not comply with The lap-Belt lockability requirement which enables The lap Belt portion of The Belt to be locked by The user to facilitate The use of older non-latch Design child restraint devices.

Potentially affected

5823

What can happen

Under certain circumstances, this situation May cause The locking mechanism not to perform as required by The Standard for use with older non-latch child restraints.

Remedy

Dealers will replace All potentially affected Seat belts. The recall began on November 19, 2007. Owners May contact Mercedes-Benz at 1-800-367-6372.

Recall notes

Mercedes-Benz recall no. 2007-100002.CUSTOMERS May also contact The National Highway traffic Safety administration's Vehicle Safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (Tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to HTTP://WWW.safercar.gov.

Owner notification date

Nov. 19, 2007

Manufacturer campaign number

2007100002

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

07V465000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.