Campaign 23V-677

Incorrect child seat anchor covers may have been installed on the second-row seat

Defect summary

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling one 2022 EQB 350 vehicle. Incorrect child seat anchor covers may have been installed on the second-row seat. As such, this vehicle fails to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."

Consequence

Incorrect child seat anchor covers may result in a child restraint system being installed incorrectly, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the child seat anchor covers, free of charge. An owner notification letter was mailed November 10, 2023. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2023100011.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V677000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about child seats on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-677
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Mercedes-Benz	EQB 350 4MATIC	2022	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

21V-034 Jan 29, 2021
Child seat anchoring system (ISOFIX) may be missing the right-side anchoring bar from the ISOFIX bracket on the right-rear seat
18V-513 Aug 3, 2018
Child seat anchoring system (ISOFIX) in these vehicles may not have been properly installed
18V-405 Jun 15, 2018
Child seat top tether anchorage point on the center position of the rear seat may not have been installed
14V-158 Mar 31, 2014
In the affected vehicles, the foldable second row seat bottom may not fold down low enough to allow proper use of the child seat achors
99C-024 Aug 3, 1999
Equipment description: babysmart infant restraints and booster seats