Vehicle recall 17V816000 · December 18, 2017
Mercedes-Benz GLS 550, Mercedes-Benz S63 and 16 more models
The rear passenger door on the driver side may indicate that it is locked, when it may not be.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 GLE400 4Matic, GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLE550e 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic, GLE63 AMG 4Matic, GLS450, GLE63S 4Matic, GLS63 4Matic, S550e, S600, S63 AMG 4Matic, S65 AMG, S550, Mercedes-Maybach S600, Mercedes-Maybach S550 4Matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic Coupe, GLE63S 4Matic Coupe, 2017-2018 GLS550 4Matic, S550 4Matic, 2018 S450, and S63 AMG 4Matic vehicles. The rear passenger door on the driver side may indicate that it is locked, when it may not be. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 206, "Door Locks and Door Retention Components."
- Consequence
- If the door appears to be locked, the door may be unintentionally opened, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left rear door lock, replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in January 2018. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-496-3691.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V816000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 18, 2017
- Filed by
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 2018010009
- Owner notification
- March 9, 2018
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 8,700
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE43 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS63 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLE 350 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLE 400 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLE550E (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLE63S (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLS 550 (2017-2018): 2018, 2017
- Mercedes-Benz GLS450 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz S 450 (2018): 2018
- Mercedes-Benz S550 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz S550 4MATIC (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz S550E (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz S600 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Benz S63 (2017-2018): 2018, 2017
- Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Maybach S550 (2017): 2017
- Mercedes-Maybach S600 (2017): 2017
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