Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 116,000 vehicles over loose electrical wiring under the passenger seat, increasing the risk of a fire, according to a regulatory filing Wednesday—the latest recall by the German automaker over the last month.
The vehicles are installed with a loose 48-volt ground connection—wiring that connects to the negative terminal on a battery—under the passenger seat, which could cause the wiring to overheat and increase the risk of fire, regulators said. No crashes or injuries were caused by the defect, Mercedes-Benz said, adding it would contact customers starting May 14.
Mercedes-Benz believes the wiring has become loose because of nearby mechanical work during the manufacturing process, though the automaker was unable to determine a “conclusive connection,” according to anotherover 105,000 GLE and GLS vehicles over a defective transmission, which may not dully downshift in certain conditions. The issue could cause the engine to stall, increasing the risk of a crash, regulators said.
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