{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 21V789 (2021100010): 2021 S500, S580, and Maybach S580",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v789/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V789 (Mercedes-Benz): A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Mercedes-Benz's own number: 2021100010.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz S500, Mercedes-Benz S580, model year 2021. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 11 October 2021. 1,311 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 S500, S580, and Maybach S580 vehicles. The air bag control unit software may deactivate the occupant recognition control unit, resulting in a deactivated front passenger air bag. 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: 2021100010. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V789 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: “A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.” 21V789 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Air Bags:Sensor:Occupant Classification:Front Passenger 11 October 2021 2021-2021 MERCEDES-BENZ S500, MERCEDES-BENZ S580 A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash. Dealers will update the air bag control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters we",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:07:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:07:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 21V789 (2021100010): 2021 S500, S580, and Maybach S580\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v789/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}