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HighNHTSA·25V864000·Announced 2025-12-12

Mercedes-Benz GLE vehicles recalled over rear seat belts lacking child seat locking

Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling 82 model year 2025-2026 GLE 350 4MATIC vehicles because center rear seat belts may have been installed without the child seat protection function.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: the manufacturer states an insufficiently restrained child has increased injury risk in a crash, and the record reports no injuries.

Plain-English summary

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 GLE 350 4MATIC vehicles. The center rear seat belts may have been installed without the child seat protection function and fail to lock a child restraint properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies." The component is listed as seat belts, rear/other.

Mercedes-Benz states that in the event of a crash, an insufficiently restrained child has an increased risk of injury.

The potential number of units affected is 82. The report was received on 12/12/2025, and the NHTSA campaign number is 25V864000.

Dealers will replace the center rear seat belt assembly free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372; the manufacturer's number for this recall is 2026010003. Vehicle Identification Numbers involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 19, 2025.

The recalled product

Product
2026 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 350 4MATIC
Brand
MERCEDES-BENZ
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Category
Vehicle — Seat belt
Hazard
  • child-restraint
  • seat-belt
  • fmvss-nonconformity
  • crash-injury-risk
Affected units
82

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • GLE 350 4MATIC

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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