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26V481000: Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific model information

MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLA45 and 27 other models: check the listed vehicles, the reported issue and the manufacturer remedy for 26V481000. Keep the official status and service answers in one private record.

Official record checked 2026-10-19 UTC · Filing date 2026-07-24

Start with the specific vehicle

The report lists 72 model-year entries. Read the equipment and production restrictions in the reported issue, then use the official lookup or manufacturer to establish whether this campaign applies to your vehicle.

View the listed model years
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLA45
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250 4MATIC
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A 220 4MATIC
  • 2026 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLE53 4MATIC+
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250 4MATIC
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ CLE 300 4MATIC CABRIOLET
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 4MATIC
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLA35
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 250
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLB35
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A 220 4MATIC
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA35
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG A35
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ CLE 300 4MATIC
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 250 4MATIC
  • 2025 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA35
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA45
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250 4MATIC
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLB35
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLA45
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 250
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 250 4MATIC
  • 2025 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA45
  • 2025 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250
  • 2026 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLB35 4MATIC
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLC43 4MATIC
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 4MATIC
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ CLE 450 4MATIC CABRIOLET
  • 2025 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA 35
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250 4MATIC
  • 2025 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLB35
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ A 220
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA45
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA35
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLA 35
  • 2019 MERCEDES-BENZ A 220 4MATIC
  • 2026 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ CLE 450 4MATIC
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ A 220
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG CLA35
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC
  • 2025 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250 4MATIC
  • 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250 4MATIC
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLB35
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GLB35
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250
  • 2019 MERCEDES-BENZ A 220
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ GLB 250
  • 2024 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC COUPE
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG A35
  • 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ AMG C43 4MATIC
  • 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 250
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ A 220
  • 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ A 220 4MATIC

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What the official report says

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020-2021 CLA, 2019-2022 A-Class, 2022-2023 C-Class, 2024 CLE, 2020-2026 GLA/GLB, and 2023-2024 GLC vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific model information. The micro-switch in the driver's door lock may corrode and fail to detect an open door, preventing the electronic parking brake or "Auto-Park" feature from engaging automatically. This may result in a vehicle rollaway.

Official NHTSA campaign record

Why the reported issue matters

A vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash or injury.

Official NHTSA campaign record

Prepare your observation

Identify the affected feature from the report. Do not deliberately test a trapping, detachment or unexpected-opening hazard.

A reported defect describes the campaign. It does not establish what caused a symptom on your individual vehicle, and absence of a symptom does not establish that an open recall is complete.

The reported manufacturer remedy

Dealers will replace the driver's door lock, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 18, 2026. This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years. 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 July 31, 2026.

Official NHTSA campaign record

The source describes a phased campaign

The official record describes phases for the campaign, notifications or remedy. Ask which phase covers this VIN, model year and equipment, and what arrangements are available now. A past phase date does not establish current availability.

Timing language in the official record

This will be a phased campaign, with the remedy becoming available in different phases based on model and model years.

This describes the dated source record. Current arrangements for your VIN remain unconfirmed.

Choose the next step from the official result

Not checked or unavailable

Keep eligibility unconfirmed. Use the official lookup or contact the manufacturer with 26V481000.

This campaign is open

Confirm current interim instructions, remedy availability and service arrangements. Keep the dated answer.

Not listed as open

Review earlier repair records and lookup limits if needed. A zero-open result does not explain an unresolved symptom.

Work order records recall work

Keep the campaign number, remedy and date together. Ask separately about a symptom that remains after the visit.

Your campaign-specific service questions

Use these questions with the official report. Keep the answers beside the remedy record; “discussed” records a conversation, not a completed repair.

  1. Does the manufacturer confirm that campaign 26V481000 applies to this VIN, including the report’s equipment and production restrictions?

    A matching model and year is only a starting point. The official lookup or manufacturer must establish the individual vehicle’s status.

  2. Which reported phase applies to this VIN, model year and equipment, and what remedy and interim instructions are available now?

    The official record describes phases for the campaign, notifications or remedy. Ask which phase covers this VIN, model year and equipment, and what arrangements are available now. A past phase date does not establish current availability.

  3. Which door, window, latch or body component is covered, and what interim use instructions apply?

    Compare the answer with the reported component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LOCK.

  4. Which items in the reported replacement remedy for 26V481000 were replaced, and are they identified on the work order?

    Keep the replaced items and the campaign number together so that a later visit can distinguish recall work from other repairs.

  5. What dated document records the remedy performed under 26V481000, and what should I do if the reported concern remains?

    Keep campaign completion and unresolved symptoms as separate questions. A saved worksheet or booked appointment does not establish a repair.

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Source and lookup coverage

NHTSA 26V481000: official campaign data · Official lookup and coverage limits

The quoted issue, consequence and remedy come from the official record as checked above. This independent guide adds a vehicle-check decision process, service questions and a private worksheet. Confirm current eligibility, remedy availability and interim instructions with the manufacturer.

The official VIN lookup may omit completed recalls, some recent campaigns and recalls outside its coverage. Vehicle notes and answers stay in this browser. A downloaded brief contains your notes; keep it appropriately. Groundwork is independent of NHTSA and the manufacturer.