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Mercedes-Benz may have misadjusted headlights, possibly resulting in the low beam headlights insufficiently illuminating the roadway.

NHTSA campaign 17V-819 · Reported December 18, 2017 · 8,134 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
VEHICLES AFFECTED
8,134
REMEDY
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the headlamp adjustment, adjusting it as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported a problem with the exterior lighting headlights. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

These vehicles may have misadjusted headlights, possibly resulting in the low beam headlights insufficiently illuminating the roadway. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

WHY IT MATTERS

An insufficiently illuminated roadway may increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the headlamp adjustment, adjusting it as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-819.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2016–2017Mercedes-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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