23V854000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
A detached roof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
2018 MERCEDES BENZ AMG C43
11 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints18
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 11
21V197000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
The adhesive bonding of the front panel might deteriorate, possibly causing the front panel to detach from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V058000
COMMUNICATION: AUTO CRASH NOTIFICATION
Failure of the eCall system may result in emergency responders being dispatched to the wrong location, increasing the risk of injury following a crash.
21V032000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
If the seat belt does not fully retract, the occupant may find the operation of the seat belt inconvenient and not wear it, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
19V586000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Loss of power from the battery can impair post-crash functions, such as communicating with emergency services and activating hazard lights. The battery may also detach and become a road hazard. Either of these scenarios can increase the risk of injury.
19V130000
SEATS
If the seatback does not properly lock, in the event of a crash, the seatbacks may fold forward, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4WHEELS
- 2TIRES
- 2POWER TRAIN
- 1COMMUNICATION
- 1VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 MERCEDES BENZ AMG C43s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.