The 2018 Mercedes-Benz E43 AMG has two recalls, both affecting occupant safety in a crash: the passenger seat sensor may not correctly detect a child seat in the front passenger position, leaving the airbag active when it should be suppressed and raising the risk of injury to a child in a forward-facing or rear-facing seat.
The second recall involves the seatbelt pretensioners and the pre-crash safety system, which tightens belts and repositions occupants in anticipation of impact. Both may fail to activate during a collision, reducing the protection the restraint system provides to front seat occupants.
At a glance
What can fail
The front seat belt buckles may be incorrectly detected as unfastened even when properly fastened, which can disable the PRE-SAFE® function and pretensioner.
What the fix does
Dealers will inspect and replace front seat belt buckles as needed at no cost.
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Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The front passenger seat's occupant classification system may be improperly calibrated, causing the front air bag to remain active when a child seat is present.
What the fix does
Dealers will replace the front passenger seat cushion at no charge to recalibrate the occupant detection system.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
