NHTSA · Vehicle · Recalled May 1, 2026
Mercedes-Benz Usa, LLC Electrical System recall (26V281000)
Hazard: An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer and warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
What to do: Dealers will update the infotainment control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 29, 2026. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2026050004. 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 May 8, 2026.
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Description
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2024-2026 AMG GT, C-Class, E-Class, SL, CLE, and GLC vehicles. The infotainment control unit may reset while the vehicle is in motion and cause the instrument panel display to go blank.
Affected vehicles
NHTSA lists 61 affected year / make / model configurations across 2 makes (Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Maybach). Every model below has its own page; the full year list is under “Identifying details”.
- Mercedes-Benz Amg C43 4matic
- Mercedes-Benz Amg C63 S E 4matic+
- Mercedes-Benz Amg C63 S E Performance 4matic+
- Mercedes-Benz Amg Cle53 4matic
- Mercedes-Benz Amg Cle53 4matic Cabriolet
- Mercedes-Benz Amg E 53 4matic+
- Mercedes-Benz Amg E 53 4matic+ Wagon
- Mercedes-Benz Amg E 53 E 4matic+
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC43
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC43 4matic Coupe
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC43 Coupe
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC63 S E 4matic+
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC63 S E 4matic+ Coupe
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GT43
- Mercedes-Benz Amg SL43
- Mercedes-Benz Amg SL55 4matic+
- Mercedes-Benz Amg SL63 4matic+
- Mercedes-Benz Amg SL63 S E Performance 4matic+
- Mercedes-Benz C 300
- Mercedes-Benz C 300 4matic
- Mercedes-Benz Cle 300 4matic
- Mercedes-Benz Cle 300 4matic Cabriolet
- Mercedes-Benz Cle 450 4matic
- Mercedes-Benz Cle 450 4matic Cabriolet
- Mercedes-Benz E 350
- Mercedes-Benz E 350 4matic
- Mercedes-Benz E 450 4matic
- Mercedes-Benz E 450 4matic All-Terrain
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 300
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4matic
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4matic Coupe
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 350 E 4matic
- Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 4matic+
Companies & origin
Identifying details (verbatim from the notice)
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This page mirrors the official public-domain record verbatim; the linked government source is authoritative. Source last checked July 23, 2026 at 10:38 PM UTC.