Mercedes-Benz A 220, Mercedes-Benz A 220 4matic, Mercedes-Benz Amg A35, Mercedes-Benz Amg C43 4matic, Mercedes-Benz Amg Cla35, Mercedes-Benz Amg Cla45, model years 2019 to 2026. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 24 July 2026. 310,667 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020-2021 CLA, 2019-2022 A-Class, 2022-2023 C-Class, 2024 CLE, 2020-2026 GLA/GLB, and 2023-2024 GLC vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific model information. The micro-switch in the driver's door lock may corrode and fail to detect an open door, …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V481 cover?
- Mercedes-Benz A 220, Mercedes-Benz A 220 4Matic, Mercedes-Benz AMG A35, Mercedes-Benz AMG C43 4Matic, Mercedes-Benz AMG Cla35, Mercedes-Benz AMG Cla45, Mercedes-Benz AMG Cle53 4Matic+, Mercedes-Benz AMG Gla 35, model years 2019-2026.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020-2021 CLA, 2019-2022 A-Class, 2022-2023 C-Class, 2024 CLE, 2020-2026 GLA/GLB, and 2023-2024 GLC vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific model information.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash or injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will replace the driver's door lock, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 18, 2026. 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: “A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash or injury.”
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in the notice
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| Campaign | 26V481 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| System at fault | Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Lock |
| Reported to NHTSA | 24 July 2026 |
| Model years | 2019-2026 |
| Vehicles named | MERCEDES-BENZ A 220, MERCEDES-BENZ A 220 4MATIC, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG A35, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C43 4MATIC, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLA35, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLA45, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLE53 4MATIC+, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA 35, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA35, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA45, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLB35, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLB35 4MATIC, MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLC43 4MATIC, MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 |
What the notice says today
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020-2021 CLA, 2019-2022 A-Class, 2022-2023 C-Class, 2024 CLE, 2020-2026 GLA/GLB, and 2023-2024 GLC vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific model information. The micro-switch in the driver's door lock may corrode and fail to detect an open door, preventing the electronic parking brake or "Auto-Park" feature from engaging automatically. This may result in a vehicle rollaway.
The consequence
A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash or injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the driver's door lock, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 18, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 31, 2026.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We last read the wording of this campaign on 17 September 2026, and it matched the copy we already held.
That copy hashes to 77f079482b366b6efbb89ec27d56a784…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
This is one of 237 notices in the record whose component field names latches/locks/linkages. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . 1 change recorded in the wording since we started reading it daily, the latest on 30 September 2026.
Changed since our daily reading began
30 September 2026: the remedy was rewritten. Before: Dealers will replace the driver's door lock, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 18, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 31, 2026.
After: Dealers will replace the driver's door lock, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 18, 2026. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning July 31, 2026.
Side by side
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Mercedes-Benz A 220 recalls: 16 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG A35 recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG C43 4matic recalls: 3 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG Cla35 recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG Cla45 recalls: 18 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG Gla35 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG Gla45 recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLB35 recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz C 300 recalls: 46 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 26V481, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v481/
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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 26V481 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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b5803561 - 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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