Mercedes Benz Ml250, Mercedes Benz Ml350, Mercedes Benz Ml400, Mercedes Benz Ml63, Mercedes-Benz Gle450, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 16 June 2016. 423 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015 ML250, ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML400 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and 2016 GLE450 AMG 4Matic vehicles manufactured from April 27, 2015, through May 19, 2015. The affected vehicles may have had the right rear seatbelt anchor bolt incorrectly installed.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V442 cover?
- Mercedes Benz ML250, Mercedes Benz ML350, Mercedes Benz ML400, Mercedes Benz ML63, Mercedes-Benz Gle450, model years 2015-2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015 ML250, ML350, ML350 4Matic, ML400 4Matic, ML63 AMG, and 2016 GLE450 AMG 4Matic vehicles manufactured from April 27, 2015, through May 19, 2015.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the right rear seatbelt anchor bolt could fail to secure the passenger, increasing their risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, correct the installation of the right rear seat belt anchor bolt, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2016. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “In the event of a vehicle crash, the right rear seatbelt anchor bolt could fail to secure the passenger, increasing their risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V442 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| System at fault | Seat Belts:Rear/Other |
| Reported to NHTSA | 16 June 2016 |
| Model years | 2015-2016 |
| Vehicles named | MERCEDES BENZ ML250, MERCEDES BENZ ML350, MERCEDES BENZ ML400, MERCEDES BENZ ML63, MERCEDES-BENZ GLE450 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of a vehicle crash, the right rear seatbelt anchor bolt could fail to secure the passenger, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, correct the installation of the right rear seat belt anchor bolt, free of charge. The recall began on July 22, 2016. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 451 notices in the record whose component field names seat belts. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 48 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Mercedes-Benz ML250 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz ML350 recalls: 9 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz ML400 recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz Gle450 recalls: 11 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V442, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v442/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 16V442 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
22aae0df - Consequence
0231835e - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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