{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 21V406: Mercedes-Benz AMG C43, Mercedes-Benz AMG C63, Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S and 3 more (2021)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v406/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V406 (Mercedes-Benz): Incorrectly mounted headrests could move or detach from the seat during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Amg C43, Mercedes-Benz Amg C63, Mercedes-Benz Amg C63 S, Mercedes-Benz Amg E53, Mercedes-Benz C300, Mercedes-Benz E450, model year 2021. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 28 May 2021. 218 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 C300 Cabriolet, C43 AMG Cabriolet, C63 AMG Cabriolet, C63 AMG S Cabriolet, E450 Cabriolet, and E53 AMG Cabriolet vehicles. The rear headrests may be incorrectly mounted to the seatbacks. 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: 2021060010. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V406 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: “Incorrectly mounted headrests could move or detach from the seat during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.” 21V406 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Seats:Mid/Rear Assembly:Head Restraint 28 May 2021 2021-2021 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C43, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C63, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C63 S, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG E53, MERCEDES-BENZ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:51:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:24:02+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 21V406: Mercedes-Benz AMG C43, Mercedes-Benz AMG C63, Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 S and 3 more (2021)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v406/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}