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Mercedes-Benz B-Class recalls

47 DVSA safety recalls name the Mercedes-Benz B-Class, launched 2008 to 2024. Each covers a range of build dates, not every B-Class. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls47
Latest launch2024
Earliest launch2008
Earliest and latest build dates named2010 to 2024
Is a specific B-Class affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Mercedes-Benz B-Class recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Backup function of steering software R/2024/1666 May 20242 Jul 2018 to 31 Jan 202410,592
Affected vehicles have an engine control unit software that deviates from the local legal requirements R/2023/06213 Mar 20237 May 2015 to 4 Apr 20172,593 per line
Update to the diesel engine control unit software to improve the emissions (DVSA lists B CLASS (246)) R/2021/40213 Dec 202129 Jun 2012 to 5 Jul 201331,414 per line
Update to improve emissions R/2021/39913 Dec 202113 May 2010 to 2 May 20126,014 per line
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS/GLA/GLB, B CLASS(242), B CLASS (246)) R/2021/37629 Nov 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202150,390 (whole recall)
A bore in the universal joint on the steering shaft might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS (246), B CLASS(242)) R/2021/20221 Jul 202130 Nov 2016 to 28 Feb 201713,707 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS(242), B CLASS (246), B CLASS/GLA/GLB) R/2021/11013 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 2021108,971 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS/GLA/GLB, B CLASS(242), B CLASS (246)) R/2021/12011 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202186,604 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS/GLA/GLB, B CLASS(242), B CLASS (246)) R/2021/11110 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202190,716 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS(242), B CLASS (246), B CLASS/GLA/GLB) R/2021/1345 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 2021162,581 (whole recall)
The emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS/GLA/GLB, B CLASS(242), B CLASS (246)) R/2021/1335 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 2021106,665 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS (246), B CLASS(242), B CLASS/GLA/GLB) R/2021/1325 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202110,410 (whole recall)
The behaviour of the emergency call system might not meet specifications (DVSA lists B CLASS/GLA/GLB, B CLASS (246), B CLASS(242)) R/2021/1315 May 20214 Jan 2016 to 29 Jan 202181,267 (whole recall)
The communication module may be deactivated (DVSA lists B CLASS/GLA/GLB) R/2021/08230 Mar 20213 May 2016 to 2 Jul 202024 per line
An electrical contact inside the engine control unit may not meet the specification R/2020/27727 Oct 202011 Dec 2019 to 9 Jan 202037 per line
The oil supply line of the turbocharger may leak R/2020/26212 Oct 202021 Oct 2019 to 26 Jun 20201,074 (whole recall)
THE EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM (eCall) DOES NOT MEET THE SPECIFICATION R/2020/2366 Oct 20201 Mar 2017 to 30 Sep 20183,127 (whole recall)
The calibration of the occupant classification system for the passenger seat may not meet the specification R/2019/44621 Jul 202029 Apr 2015 to 2 Nov 201775 per line
The refrigerant in the air conditioning system does not meet legal requirements R/2019/3278 Nov 20191 Jan 2012 to 31 Oct 2013624 per line
The refrigerant used in the air condition system does not meet legal requirements R/2019/3547 Nov 20191 Nov 2012 to 31 Oct 20131,407 (whole recall)
The refrigerant used in the air conditioning system may not meet legal requirements R/2019/3485 Nov 20191 Nov 2012 to 31 Oct 201358 per line
The software of the radar control unit may not meet specification R/2019/26918 Sep 20191 Feb 2017 to 31 Jul 2019294 per line
Air condition system refridgerant does not meet requirements R/2019/22110 Sep 20191 Nov 2012 to 31 Oct 20137,516 per line
The software of the transmission control unit might not meet specification. R/2019/21730 Jul 20191 Jul 2018 to 28 Feb 20191,209 (whole recall)
The driver might temporarily not be able to deactivate the high beam with the high beam lever. R/2019/10510 Apr 20191 Jul 2018 to 28 Feb 2019957 per line
The locknuts securing the airbag might be insufficiently tightened R/2019/0971 Apr 20191 Aug 2018 to 31 Dec 20183 per line
The calibration of the front passenger seat occupant clasification system may not correspond to specifications R/2018/34927 Feb 20191 Jan 2018 to 28 Feb 2018163 per line
Doors on left vehicle side (passenger side) remain permanently locked after the vehicle R/2018/26819 Nov 20181 Oct 2017 to 30 Apr 20185,030 (whole recall)
Electrical wiring in steering assembly may be insufficiently grounded R/2018/13011 Jun 20181 Nov 2011 to 31 Jul 201778,608 (whole recall)
Steering components may be insufficiently grounded R/2018/09811 May 20181 Nov 2011 to 31 Jul 201774,329 (whole recall)
Electrical wiring in steering assembly may be insufficiently grounded R/2018/0699 Apr 20181 Nov 2011 to 31 Jul 201767,027 (whole recall)
Electrical wiring in steering assembly may be insufficiently grounded R/2017/28218 Dec 20171 Nov 2011 to 31 Jul 201746,093 (whole recall)
Vacuum line brake booster may break R/2017/17920 Jun 20171 Apr 2011 to 30 Apr 20134,787 (whole recall)
Airbag may not deploy correctly R/2017/17720 Jun 20171 Aug 2016 to 31 Mar 20171,034 (whole recall)
Starting current limiter may overload R/2017/09620 Jun 20171 Feb 2014 to 28 Feb 201774,444 (whole recall)
Risk of fire R/2016/15124 Jun 2016not recorded1
Rear bench seat may lift up from the rear in a collision & attached seat belts may not be anchored correctly R/2016/0919 May 20161 Dec 2012 to 1 Mar 2016146
Risk of fire R/2015/25921 Jan 201628 Oct 2015 to 19 Nov 20151,327 (whole recall)
Vehicle may cut out R/2015/2311 Dec 201525 Sep 2014 to 29 Sep 2015243
Engine may fail R/2015/21019 Nov 201516 Jul 2015 to 11 Sep 2015395 per line
Front passenger airbag may not deploy R/2015/14512 Aug 20158 Sep 2014 to 7 Nov 20141,028 (whole recall)
Possibility of loss of drive R/2015/09914 Jul 20151 Sep 2011 to 30 Jun 20133,890 (whole recall)
Oil may leak R/2014/18216 Jan 20151 Feb 2014 to 30 Nov 201461,672 (whole recall)
Rear back-rest may fail R/2013/06925 Jul 201314 Jan 2012 to 18 May 2012100
Transmission may not operate correctly R/2012/06318 May 20121 Feb 2011 to 30 Apr 201151 per line
Fuel may leak R/2010/12330 Sep 2010not recorded147 per line
Seat belt buckle could detach. R/2008/12614 Oct 2008not recorded194 per line

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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