{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 20V226 (2020050009): 2020 GLE 350 and GLE 450",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v226/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V226 (Mercedes-Benz): Damaged wires may cause the rear side air bags to not deploy as intended. Additionally, the driver may not be warned if the secon...",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Gle350, Mercedes-Benz Gle450, model year 2020. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 22 April 2020. 120 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020 GLE 350 and GLE 450 vehicles equipped with an electrically adjustable second-row seat. The wiring harness under the seat may become pinched during seat adjustment, possibly causing damage to the wires. 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: 2020050009. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V226 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: “Damaged wires may cause the rear side air bags to not deploy as intended. Additionally, the driver may not be warned if the second row right seat is not locked into place correctly after using the \"Easy Entry\" function. Either of these scen…” 20V226 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Electrical System:Wiring 22 April 2020 2020-2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE350, MERCEDES-BENZ GLE450 Damaged wires ma",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:06:58+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:37:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 20V226 (2020050009): 2020 GLE 350 and GLE 450\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v226/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}