No image published for this recall
Mercedes-benz
Official notice
8 Apr 2026
Last checked
8 Apr 2026
An official Health Canada notice concerns Mercedes-benz. Issue: on certain vehicles, the wrong fabric may have been used for the passenger-front airbag cushion. As a result, the passenger-front airbag may not inflate properly in a crash. Safety risk: an airbag that does not inflate properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective actions: to reduce the safety risk, mercedes-benz recommends that you shouldn't transport a passenger in the front passenger seat until the recall repairs have been completed. Mercedes-benz will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the passenger-front airbag. Published 2026-04-08.
What to do now
Please see corrective actions section below
Recall number
81879
Official notice
2026-04-08
The hazard
The hazard
Issue: on certain vehicles, the wrong fabric may have been used for the passenger-front airbag cushion. As a result, the passenger-front airbag may not inflate properly in a crash. Safety risk: an airbag that does not inflate properly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. Corrective actions: to reduce the safety risk, mercedes-benz recommends that you shouldn't transport a passenger in the front passenger seat until the recall repairs have been completed. Mercedes-benz will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the passenger-front airbag.
How to check if you're affected
How to check if you're affected
Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.
Other
Recall Numbers
Checked manually this time?
The app watches your VIN and alerts you automatically next time — no searching, no checking back.
Turn on automatic VIN checksAffected products
Affected products
Product 1
Product 2
Risk / hazard
Where it was sold
Where it was sold
The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.
Location 1
Affected area 1
Company & contacts
Company & contacts
Brand
Manufacturer
Phone
Brand: Mercedes-Benz.
Source & status
Source & status
Source
Tier
Category
App estimate
Recall details
Recall details
Recall number
Source tier
Documents, notices & source
See the official notice and source documents for full details.
View full official noticeRelated recalls
Mercedes-benz
30 Jun 2026Mercedes-benz
Mercedes-benz
Mercedes-benz - c class (2024)
Mercedes-benz - cla class (2026)
Mercedes-benz
Mercedes-benz
Mercedes-benz
Mercedes-benz - e class (2018)
Mercedes-benz
Mercedes-benz - gle class (2026)
Mercedes-benz - metris (2016)
Weekly recall digest
Get next week's recalls before you need them.
One email every Monday — official-source recalls for your country, and nothing else. Unsubscribe from any email.
The digest is the slow lane — one email a week. For instant, severity-gated alerts the moment a notice is published, get the app.
This recall was published 8 Apr 2026. The next one won't wait for you to search.
RecallScope watches official sources for the brands and VINs you follow, and alerts you the moment a new notice is published.
