NHTSA · Vehicle · Recall 26V281000 · Recalled May 1, 2026
Mercedes-Benz Usa Electrical System recall (26V281000)
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Agency product description and boundaries
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.
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If your lot or date falls outside a stated range, this notice has not established that your item is affected. This is not a finding about other recalls or product safety.
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2. Agency hazard and consumer action
NHTSA reports: An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer and warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
NHTSA consumer action: 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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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 recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg C63 S E 4matic+ recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg C63 S E Performance 4matic+ recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg Cle53 4matic recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg Cle53 4matic Cabriolet recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg E 53 4matic+ recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg E 53 4matic+ Wagon recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg E 53 E 4matic+ recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC43 recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC43 4matic Coupe recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC43 Coupe recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC63 S E 4matic+ recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GLC63 S E 4matic+ Coupe recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg GT43 recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg SL43 recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg SL55 4matic+ recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg SL63 4matic+ recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Amg SL63 S E Performance 4matic+ recall status
- Mercedes-Benz C 300 recall status
- Mercedes-Benz C 300 4matic recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Cle 300 4matic recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Cle 300 4matic Cabriolet recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Cle 450 4matic recall status
- Mercedes-Benz Cle 450 4matic Cabriolet recall status
- Mercedes-Benz E 350 recall status
- Mercedes-Benz E 350 4matic recall status
- Mercedes-Benz E 450 4matic recall status
- Mercedes-Benz E 450 4matic All-Terrain recall status
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 recall status
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4matic recall status
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4matic Coupe recall status
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 350 E 4matic recall status
- Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 4matic+ recall status
Companies & origin
Identifying details (verbatim from the notice)
Related recalls
More Mercedes-Benz Usa recalls
- Mercedes-Benz Usa Service Brakes, Hydraulic recall (26V638000)NHTSA · October 2, 2026
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- Mercedes-Benz Usa Latches/Locks/Linkages recall (26V481000)NHTSA · July 24, 2026
- Mercedes-Benz Usa Seat Belts recall (26V353000)NHTSA · May 29, 2026
- Mercedes-Benz Usa Seat Belts recall (26V278000)NHTSA · May 1, 2026
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Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Agency excerpts come from the public data feed and may omit tables or later changes; the linked government source is authoritative. Source last checked October 22, 2026 at 6:00 PM UTC. Record retrieved July 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM UTC.