Mercedes-Benz recalled 29 models totaling 310,667 vehicles over issues with the door lock microswitch. This includes the following vehicles:
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz A 220 4Matic
- 2026 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLB 35 4Matic
- 2024-2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA 35
- 2020-2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG A 35
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC 43 4Matic
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4Matic Coupe
- 2023-2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 4Matic
- 2023-2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLE 53 4Matic+
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE 450 4Matic Cabriolet
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE 450 4Matic
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4Matic Cabriolet
- 2024 Mercedes-Benz CLE 300 4Matic
- 2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG C 43 4Matic
- 2022-2023 Mercedes-Benz C 300 4Matic
- 2022-2023 Mercedes-Benz C 300
- 2021-2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLB 35
- 2020-2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250 4Matic
- 2020-2026 Mercedes-Benz GLB 250
- 2021-2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA 45
- 2021-2023 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA 35
- 2021-2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 4Matic
- 2021-2025 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250
- 2020-2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA 45
- 2020-2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG CLA 35
- 2020-2021 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250 4Matic
- 2020-2021 Mercedes-Benz CLA 250
- 2020-2022 Mercedes-Benz A 220 4Matic
- 2019-2022 Mercedes-Benz A 220
The housing of some microswitches is sensitive to moisture, which can lead to corrosion. When the microswitch fails due to corrosion, it may not detect that the door is open. If this happens on the driver’s door, the electronic parking brake may not engage automatically. As a result, the vehicle could move, increasing the risk of a crash.
Warning signs that the microswitch has failed include the radio or lights staying on after you’ve exited the vehicle. The microswitch failure does not affect the door lock itself. So far, there haven’t been any reports of a vehicle rolling away in the U.S., but there have been 176 field cases of comfort-function-related issues, such as the lights and radio.
An authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer will replace the driver’s door lock on affected vehicles.
Millions of cars are recalled, sometimes more than once. While automakers do their best to notify every vehicle owner affected by a recall, they don’t always reach everyone. To check whether your vehicle might be subject to a recall, use the easy tool at our recall center. All you need is your VIN, license plate, or year, make, and model of your car to get started.
