{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 17V653 (2017100009): 2018 GLA250 4Matic",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v653/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V653 (Mercedes-Benz): Reduced headlight range can affect visibility and increase the risk of a crash. Mercedes-Benz's own number: 2017100009.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Gla250, model year 2018. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 16 October 2017. 8 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018 GLA250 4Matic vehicles. The low beam headlight settings on these vehicles may deviate from the required specification, reducing the range of light. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 2017100009. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V653 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Reduced headlight range can affect visibility and increase the risk of a crash.” 17V653 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Exterior Lighting:Headlights 16 October 2017 2018-2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA250 Reduced headlight range can affect visibility and increase the risk of a crash. MBUSA owns the affected vehicles. Dealers will inspect the headlight adjustment",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:19:25+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:17:37+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 17V653 (2017100009): 2018 GLA250 4Matic\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v653/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}