Mercedes Benz C63s Amg, Mercedes-Benz Amg C43, Mercedes-Benz Amg C63, Mercedes-Benz Amg Glc43, Mercedes-Benz Amg S63, Mercedes-Benz Amg S65, model year 2017. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 11 April 2017. 12,743 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 C300, C300 4Matic, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4Matic, C43 AMG, C43 AMG Coupe, C43 AMG Cabrio, C63 AMG, C63 AMG Coupe, C63S AMG, C63S AMG Coupe, C63S Cabrio, GLC300, GLC300 4Matic, GLC43 AMG, S550, S550 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65, Mercedes-Maybach S550 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V251 cover?
- Mercedes Benz C63S AMG, Mercedes-Benz AMG C43, Mercedes-Benz AMG C63, Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43, Mercedes-Benz AMG S63, Mercedes-Benz AMG S65, Mercedes-Benz C300, Mercedes-Benz GLC300, model year 2017.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 C300, C300 4Matic, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4Matic, C43 AMG, C43 AMG Coupe, C43 AMG Cabrio, C63 AMG, C63 AMG Coupe, C63S AMG, C63S AMG Coupe, C63S Cabrio, GLC300, GLC300 4Matic, GLC43 AMG, S550, S550 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65,...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the front seat seatbelt pretensioners do not function properly, the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat belts, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2017. 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: “If the front seat seatbelt pretensioners do not function properly, the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V251 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| System at fault | Seat Belts:Pretensioner |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 April 2017 |
| Model years | 2017-2017 |
| Vehicles named | MERCEDES BENZ C63S AMG, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C43, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C63, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLC43, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG S63, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG S65, MERCEDES-BENZ C300, MERCEDES-BENZ GLC300, MERCEDES-BENZ S550, MERCEDES-BENZ S550 4MATIC, MERCEDES-BENZ S600, MERCEDES-MAYBACH S550, MERCEDES-MAYBACH S600 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the front seat seatbelt pretensioners do not function properly, the seat occupants may not be adequately restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front seat belts, free of charge. The recall began October 13, 2017. 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 AMG C43 recalls: 31 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG C63 recalls: 30 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 recalls: 27 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG S65 recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz C300 recalls: 26 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz GLC300 recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz S550 recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz S550 4matic recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz S600 recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Maybach S550 recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Maybach S600 recalls: 4 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V251, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v251/
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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- Defect summary
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