# NHTSA recall 17V826000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V826000
- Manufacturer's number: 2017120018
- Manufacturer: Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC.
- Reported: 2017\-12\-18
- Owners notified: 2018\-03\-30
- Component: SEAT BELTS
- Units potentially affected: 1263

## What is wrong

Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC. \(MBUSA\) is recalling certain model year 2018 Mercedes\-Benz AMG GT, AMG GT R, AMG GT C and AMG GT S vehicles.  The seat belts may bind within the guidance loops possibly causing slack in the seat belts.


## What can happen

If the seat belt binds, slack may develop through occupant movement which may lead to increased personal injury in the event of a crash.


## The remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will reconfigure the seat belt guides, free of charge.  The recall began March 30, 2018.  Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1\-877\-496\-3691.  MBUSA'S number for this recall is 2017120018.


## 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.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-07\-15
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1263
- Reported remedied: 789 \(62%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GT](/makes/mercedes-benz/amg-gt/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-25 to 2017\-12\-11.
- [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GT C](/makes/mercedes-benz/amg-gt/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-25 to 2017\-12\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GT R](/makes/mercedes-benz/amg-gt/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-25 to 2017\-12\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GT S](/makes/mercedes-benz/amg-gt/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-10\-25 to 2017\-12\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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