Rework Wiring Harness to Upfront SRS Sensor – 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class

July 1, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V466000

Front Air Bag May Deploy Improperly/FMVSS 208

An air bag that does not deploy properly can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V466

Manufacturer Mercedes-BenzeBay logo USA, LLC

Components AIR BAGS

Potential Number of Units Affected 81

 

Summary

Mercedes-BenzeBay logo, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020 Mercedes-BenzeBay logo GLS 450 and GLS 580 vehicles. The front air bag wiring harness may be routed incorrectly, which can cause the air bag not to deploy properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.”

 

Remedy

Dealers will correct the wiring harness routing, free of charge. Owners notification letters were mailed August 22, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA’s number for this recall is 2022070006.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 

Check if your Mercedes-Benz has a Recall

 


This is to notify you of a New Recall Campaign to rework the wiring harness to the upfront SRS sensor on 81 Model Year (โ€œMYโ€) 2020 GLS-Class (167 platform) vehicles. The recall campaign will be visible on the www.safercar.gov website and may generate questions from customers.

Affected VINs will be flagged in VMI as โ€œPENDINGโ€ on July 8, 2022.

 

Issue

Mercedes-BenzeBay logo AG  (โ€œMBAGโ€), the manufacturer of Mercedes-BenzeBay logo vehicles, has determined that on certain Model Year (โ€œMYโ€) 2020 GLS (167 platform) vehicles, the wiring harness to an upfront SRS sensor might be incorrectly positioned. As a result, the wiring harness may be susceptible to damage in the event of a frontal impact. In certain frontal crash circumstances, a second-stage frontal airbag deployment may be triggered when only a first-stage deployment is required. In such instances, certain requirements of FMVSS 208 regarding occupant load in one specific crash test might not be fully satisfied and may increase the risk of injury in a crash.

 

What Weโ€™re Doing

MBUSA will conduct a voluntary recall.  An authorized Mercedes-BenzeBay logo dealer will correct the wiring harness routing on the affected vehicles.

 

Parts

The remedy is available and can be performed.

 

Customer Notification Timeline

Customer letters will be mailed on August 19, 2022.

 


Rework electrical wiring harness for front left acceleration sensor

The figure numbering has been updated.

 

Work Procedure

  1. Remove front section from the front left fender liner (figure 1).

For basic data, see AR88.10-P-1301ME.

 

  1. Remove bracket (A, figure 2) including cable tie from wiring harness and remove cable tie on bracket (B, figure 2) on upper left longitudinal member.

Bracket (A, figure 2) will no longer be installed!

Figure 3 depicts the original brackets, cable ties, and wire routing for easier identification.

 

  1. Route wiring harness according to figure 4 and 5. Fasten with new cable tie to bracket (B, figure 4).

Figure 6 depicts the re-worked wiring path.

 

  1. Install front section of front fender liner.

For basic data, see AR88.10-P-1301ME.

 

Primary Parts Information 

Qty. Part Name Part Number
1Cable tieA 001 995 56 90

 


Chronology :

In March 2019, MBAG identified a deviation from its specifications for airbag deployment during an internal crash test. At this point, MBAG determined the deviation did not affect safety. Nevertheless, in July 2019 MBAG initiated a plant action to rework all affected vehicles. As part of a review of open plant actions in August 2021, MBAG determined that some vehicles might have been released from the production plant prior to being reworked. In the following months, MBAG conducted an extensive investigation to identify potentially affected vehicles in the field and possible effects of the wiring harness positioning issue described above.

Starting in January 2022, the investigation focused on possible implications regarding vehicle safety regulations in the U.S. and Canada. On June 25, 2022, MBAG determined that a non-compliance could not be ruled out for one specific crash test for a small number of vehicles released to the U.S. and Canada. Therefore, MBAG is filing this non-compliance report.

MBAG confirms that it has received no warranty claims, field or service reports, or reports of deaths or injuries related to this non-compliance.

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKEMODELYEAR
MERCEDES-BENZeBay logoGLS4502020
MERCEDES-BENZeBay logoGLS5802020

 


14 Associated Documents

Recall 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V466-6117.PDF 214.89KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V466-1004.pdf 690.52KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V466-7335.pdf 289.321KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V466-1496.pdf 670.681KB

 


Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-22V466-9683.pdf 673.621KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V466-0243.pdf 927.716KB

 


Recall 573 Report – August 5, 2022

RCLRPT-22V466-4232.PDF 214.893KB

 


Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-22V466-1120.pdf 925.183KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V466-5759.pdf 1298.176KB

 


Recall 573 Report – August 23, 2022

RCLRPT-22V466-6423.PDF 214.873KB

 


Recall 573 Report – September 29, 2022

RCLRPT-22V466-2742.PDF 214.87KB

 


Recall 573 Report – October 3, 2022

RCLRPT-22V466-5674.PDF 214.891KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V466-6336.PDF 211.243KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2023-1

RCLQRT-22V466-6338.PDF 211.33KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V466&docType=RCL

 


 

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