Vehicle recall R/2018/267

Mercedes-Benz CLS and Mercedes-Benz AMG GT recall: Riveting of the seat belt housing cover at front seats may not comply with specification and rivets may fail

DVSA recall R/2018/267 names the Mercedes-Benz CLS and Mercedes-Benz AMG GT. It was launched 19 October 2018. It covers vehicles built 1 July 2017 to 31 March 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/267
Launched: 19 October 2018
Issued by: MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD
Manufacturer reference: SRPC1837
Vehicles: DVSA lists 52 on each model line

What can go wrong

The riveting of the seat belt housing cover at the front seats may not comply with the specification.

The fix

Replace the driver and front passenger side seat belts in the affected vehicles.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 52. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz AMG GT	1 July 2017 to 31 March 2018	52
Mercedes-Benz CLS	1 July 2017 to 31 March 2018	52

Is a specific car 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.

Other recalls for these models

R/2018/296 Front passenger seat occupant classification system calibration may not correspond to the specifications 18 December 2018, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Mercedes-Benz CLS
R/2018/097 Front seat belt may jam 25 May 2018, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
R/2018/096 Front seat belt may jam 25 May 2018, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
R/2019/108 A reset in the cpc control unit could occur whilst driving 17 April 2019, Mercedes-Benz A-Class, Mercedes-Benz CLS, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and others
R/2018/067 Roll bar configuration does not meet legal requirements 15 March 2018, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT
R/2017/342 Passenger seat occupancy sensing system may malfunction 5 January 2018, Mercedes-Benz AMG GT

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Source

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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