2018 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLA 250 has 7 recalls, the most serious involving the steering shaft universal joint, which can separate over time and cause a complete loss of steering control. Several recalls concern rear passenger safety. The rear center seatbelt anchor plate may be loose, meaning that belt may not hold in a crash. Separately, the top tether anchorage point for a child seat in the rear center position may either be missing entirely or covered by incorrectly installed carpet, preventing a child seat from being properly secured in that position. A sunroof bonding defect can let water leak into the vehicle and reach the side window airbag's electrical contacts, preventing those airbags from deploying in a crash. On the structural side, the front roof panel between the windshield and panoramic sunroof may not have been correctly bonded during a prior repair and can detach while driving, creating a road hazard. The headlight recall, which only affects GLA250 4Matic vehicles, involves low beam settings that fall outside required specifications, reducing the distance the lights illuminate ahead.