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Mercedes-Benz steering columns in the affected vehicles may have the wiring harness for the switch module incorrectly routed.

NHTSA campaign 16V-146 · Reported March 10, 2016 · 888 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
VEHICLES AFFECTED
888
REMEDY
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harnesses, properly rerouting them as necessary.
COST
Free

The short version

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported a problem with the electrical system wiring. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The steering columns in the affected vehicles may have the wiring harness for the switch module incorrectly routed. As a result, the harness may chafe and the air bag may unexpectedly deploy or the engine may stall.

WHY IT MATTERS

An unexpected air bag deployment or engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the wiring harnesses, properly rerouting them as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-146.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2016Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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