Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63, GLE300D, GLE350 and others: Inflator module

Date

Oct. 17, 2017

Filed by

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.

Vehicles

Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 (2016, 2017); Mercedes-Benz GLE300D (2016); Mercedes-Benz GLE350 (2016); Mercedes-Benz GLE400 (2016); Mercedes-Benz GLE550 (2017); Mercedes-Benz GLE63S (2016); Mercedes-Benz GLS450 (2017)

Component

Air Bags › Frontal › Passenger Side › Inflator Module; Visibility › Windshield

Description of the defect

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 GLE300d 4Matic, GLE400 4Matic, GLE350 4Matic, GLE63 AMG, GLE63 AMG Coupe, GLE63S AMG and GLE63S AMG Coupe, and 2017 GLS450 4Matic, GLE550 4Matic, and GLE63 AMG 4Matic vehicles. These vehicles may have excess bulkhead insulation extending into the lower windshield area, possibly affecting the windshield bonding and the full protective function of the passenger's frontal air bag in the event of a crash.

Potentially affected

3620

What can happen

If the passenger's frontal air bag does not function as designed in the event of a crash, the front seat passenger has an increased risk of injury.

Remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will remove any excess bulkhead insulation and rework the windshield bonding, as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner letters will be mailed in December 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when the remedy is available in late January 2018. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2018020002. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.

Recall 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.

Owner notification date

Feb. 26, 2018

Manufacturer campaign number

2018020002

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Recall number

17V655000

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.