Campaign 23V-732

Vehicles may not be equipped with an inspection gauge to check the wear of the rear brake pads

Defect summary

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 A220, 2020 CLA250, GLB250, AMG A35, AMG CLA45, AMG CLA35, and 2021 GLA250 vehicles. The vehicles may not be equipped with an inspection gauge to check the wear of the rear brake pads. In addition, information for using this inspection gauge might not be included in the owner's manual. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 135, "Light Vehicle Brake Systems."

Consequence

Driving with worn brake pads can reduce braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install an inspection gauge and provide supplemental owner's manual information, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on February 29, 2024. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.

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 23V732000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

7 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about equipment on these vehicles: 2, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-732
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Mercedes-Benz	A 220	2019 to 2020	0
Mercedes-Benz	AMG A35	2020	0
Mercedes-Benz	AMG CLA35	2020	0
Mercedes-Benz	AMG CLA45	2020	0
Mercedes-Benz	CLA 250	2020	1
Mercedes-Benz	GLA 250	2021	0
Mercedes-Benz	GLB 250	2020	1

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

10 service bulletins on this component came first

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-288 Apr 23, 2021
Air conditioner drain hoses may have been incorrectly installed, causing water to drain into the passenger compartment
20V-753 Dec 4, 2020
Certain labels containing important information such as tire pressure may not have been installed
20V-247 May 1, 2020
Embossed lock symbol for the child safety lock on the rear doors may indicate the incorrect lock status of the child safety lock
19V-914 Dec 20, 2019
Passenger side sun visor may have incorrect air bag warning labels, written in a foreign language
19V-648 Sep 9, 2019
Owner's manuals do not include information regarding the adjustment of the head restraints of the third row seats
19V-587 Aug 12, 2019
Air conditioner drain hoses may have been incorrectly installed, causing water to drain from the air conditioner into the passenger compartment