# NHTSA recall 19V540000

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: 19V540000
- Manufacturer's number: 2019080008
- Manufacturer: Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC.
- Reported: 2019\-07\-19
- Owners notified: 2019\-09\-13
- Component: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: SENSING SYSTEM: RADAR
- Units potentially affected: 1957

## What is wrong

Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC. \(MBUSA\) is recalling certain 2019 C300 Cabrio, C300A Cabrio 4MATIC, C300 Coupe, C300 Coupe 4MATIC, C300, C300 4MATIC, C43 AMG Cabrio 4MATIC, C43 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, C43 AMG 4MATIC, C63 AMG Cabrio, C63S AMG Cabrio, C63 AMG Coupe, C63S AMG Coupe, C63 AMG, C63S AMG, CLS450, CLS450 4MATIC, CLS53 AMG 4MATIC, E300, E300 4MATIC, E450 Cabrio, E450 Cabrio 4MATIC, E450 Coupe, E450 Coupe 4MATIC, E450 Wagon 4MATIC, E450 4MATIC, E53 AMG Cabrio 4MATIC, E53 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, E53 AMG 4MATIC, E63S AMG 4MATIC, E63S AMG Wagon 4MATIC, S450, S450 4MATIC, S560 Cabrio, S560 Coupe 4MATIC, S560, S560 4MATIC, S560 4MATIC Maybach, S63 AMG Cabrio 4MATIC, S63 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, S63 AMG 4MATIC, S65 AMG Cabrio, S65 AMG, and AMG GT53 Coupe 4MATIC vehicles, and 2020 GLC300 Coupe 4MATIC, GLE350 4MATIC, and GLE450 4MATIC vehicles equipped with the Driver Assistance Package.  A software error in the radar sensor control unit may impair the functionality of the Active Brake Assist.


## What can happen

An impaired Active Brake Assist may not automatically apply partial or full braking as expected, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the radar sensor control unit software, free of charge.  The recall began September 13, 2019.  Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1\-800\-367\-6372.  MBUSA's number for this recall is 2019080008.


## 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 2020 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-14
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1957
- Reported remedied: 1876 \(95%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, 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

- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG C43. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG C63. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLS53. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG E53. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG E63S. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GT53](/makes/mercedes-benz/amg-gt/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG S63. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG S65. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ C 300. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLS 450. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 300. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 450. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 300. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLE 350. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLE 450. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ S 450. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.
- 2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ S560. Built 2018\-11\-19 to 2019\-07\-03.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [LI54.65\-P\-080132](/bulletins/11032699.md), 2026-05-14, Service bulletin
- [LI54.65\-P\-080132](/bulletins/11027904.md), 2026-01-31, Service bulletin
- [LI2700P073124](/bulletins/10205837.md), 2022-01-03, Service bulletin
- [NCU\-2020080017](/bulletins/10179975.md), 2020-09-21, Service bulletin

## 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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