{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 22V189: Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53, Mercedes-Benz AMG E53, Mercedes-Benz AMG E63s and 11 more (2021 to 2022)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v189/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V189 (Mercedes-Benz): Deactivated hands-off detection will prevent DISTRONIC system features from functioning, including warnings to grab the steering...",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Amg Cls53, Mercedes-Benz Amg E53, Mercedes-Benz Amg E63s, Mercedes-Benz Amg Eqs, Mercedes-Benz Amg Gt43, Mercedes-Benz Amg Gt53, model years 2021 to 2022. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 25 March 2022. 8,396 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021-2022 C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, SL, EClass Coupe/Convertible, CLS, AMG GT 4-doors Coupe, and EQS vehicles with a heated leather steering wheel. Due to a software error in the hand detection control unit, the hands-off detection might not detect when the driver's … 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: 2022040010. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V189 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: “Deactivated hands-off detection will prevent DISTRONIC system features from functioning, including warnings to grab the steering wheel and calling first responders as part of the Active Emergency Stop Assist, wh",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:29:15+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:56:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 22V189: Mercedes-Benz AMG CLS53, Mercedes-Benz AMG E53, Mercedes-Benz AMG E63s and 11 more (2021 to 2022)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v189/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}