{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 21V771 (2021100001): 2020 GLS 580",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v771/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V771 (Mercedes-Benz): An air bag that does not deploy properly during a crash can increase the risk of injury.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Gls 580, model year 2020. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 1 October 2021. 3 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020 GLS 580 vehicles. The air bag control unit software may be programmed incorrectly, which can cause the driver's air bag to deploy improperly. 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: 2021100001. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V771 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: “An air bag that does not deploy properly during a crash can increase the risk of injury.” 21V771 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Air Bags:Air Bag/Restraint Control Module 1 October 2021 2020-2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 580 An air bag that does not deploy properly during a crash can increase the risk of injury. Dealers will replace the air bag control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 29, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:06:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:01:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 21V771 (2021100001): 2020 GLS 580\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v771/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}