# NHTSA recall 26V281000

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: 26V281000
- Manufacturer's number: 2026050004
- Manufacturer: Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC
- Reported: 2026\-05\-01
- Owners notified: 2026\-06\-29
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- Units potentially affected: 144049
- Part numbers: A2069046800, 2069047100

## What is wrong

Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC \(MBUSA\) is recalling certain 2024\-2026 AMG GT, C\-Class, E\-Class, SL, CLE, and GLC vehicles. The infotainment control unit may reset while the vehicle is in motion and cause the instrument panel display to go blank.


## What can happen

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer and warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the infotainment control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 29, 2026. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2026050004. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1\-800\-367\-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers \(VINs\) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 8, 2026.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 2, for 2026 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-10\-14
- Vehicles in the campaign: 144049
- Reported remedied: 131615 \(91%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 3, 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

- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG C43 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG C43 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG C63 S E 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG C63 S E PERFORMANCE 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLE53 4MATIC CABRIOLET. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLE53 4MATIC COUPE. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLE53 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLE53 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG CLE53 4MATIC\+ CABRIOLET. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG E 53 4MATIC\+
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG E 53 4MATIC\+ WAGON
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG E 53 E 4MATIC\+
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLC43
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLC43
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLC43 4MATIC COUPE. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLC43 COUPE
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLC63 S E 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLC63 S E 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLC63 S E 4MATIC\+ COUPE. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GLC63 S E 4MATIC\+ COUPE. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- [2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GT43](/makes/mercedes-benz/amg-gt/2026/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG SL43. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG SL55 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG SL63 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG SL63 S E PERFORMANCE 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ C 300. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ C 300. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ C 300 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ C 300 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- [2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 300 4MATIC](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2024/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 300 4MATIC](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2025/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 300 4MATIC CABRIOLET](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2024/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 300 4MATIC CABRIOLET](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2025/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 300 4MATIC CABRIOLET](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2026/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 300 4MATIC COUPE](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2026/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 450 4MATIC](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2024/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 450 4MATIC](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2025/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 450 4MATIC CABRIOLET](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2024/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 450 4MATIC CABRIOLET](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2025/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 450 4MATIC CABRIOLET](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2026/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ CLE 450 4MATIC COUPE](/makes/mercedes-benz/cle/2026/recalls.md). Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 350. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 350. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 350 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 350 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 350 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 450 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 450 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 450 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2024 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 450 4MATIC ALL\-TERRAIN. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 450 4MATIC ALL\-TERRAIN. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ E 450 4MATIC ALL\-TERRAIN. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 300. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 300. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC COUPE. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC COUPE. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2025 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 350 E 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-BENZ GLC 350 E 4MATIC. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.
- 2026 MERCEDES\-MAYBACH SL 680 4MATIC\+. Built 2022\-09\-19 to 2026\-02\-06.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [LI00.20\-P\-077615](/bulletins/10252773.md), 2024-04-05, 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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