MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 350 E Recalls

The Mercedes-Benz GLC 350e has 6 recalls spanning the 2016-2020 production run, with the most serious being a driver-side airbag inflator defect on 2018 models where the housing can rupture during deployment and send metal fragments into the cabin, posing a risk of serious injury or death. The 2020 model year has two separate issues. The transmission wiring harness can chafe against the front driveshaft and cause a sudden loss of drive power. Separately, the high-voltage wiring harness shield can fail under certain driving conditions, causing an electrical malfunction that stalls the vehicle. Both conditions can leave the driver without propulsion in traffic. On 2016-2018 models, the rear outboard seat belt latch plates can retract into the interior door or seat paneling, leaving rear passengers unable to buckle in at all before a trip begins. This affects the same year range across the two filings and represents the same physical failure. Rounding out the 2018 model year, vehicles equipped with LED headlights can have front turn signals that emit a pink or violet color rather than the required amber, making the signals harder for other drivers to recognize.