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title: "MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 400 E (2021) - Recall 22V680000 — NHTSA record 224179 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020-2022 GLE350, GLE450, GLS450, 2021-2022 AMG GLE53, 2020-2021 GLE580, GLS580, and 2021 GLE400e, AMG GLS63"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-224179-mercedes-benz-gle-400-e-2021-recall-22v680000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 400 E (2021) - Recall 22V680000 — NHTSA record 224179

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Sep 12, 2022. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 400 E (2021) - Recall 22V680000
- **Reason**: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020-2022 GLE350, GLE450, GLS450, 2021-2022 AMG GLE53, 2020-2021 GLE580, GLS580, and 2021 GLE400e, AMG GLS63, AMG GLE63 S, and Maybach GLS600 vehicles. Due to a manufacturing error, the rear door window trim bars may detach. Detached trim bars may cause a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash or injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Quantity**: 161000
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 224179

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V680000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 400 E; model year 2021. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Sep 12, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Nov 1, 2022
- **Record created**: Sep 13, 2022

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will inspect and secure the rear window trim bars, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 1, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2022090010.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=22V680000)

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