I agree with the Carolyn who asked why are we just NOW being notified. I share the same frustration that I was just notified in Aug 2022, when I purchased my A220 in Feb of 2022. This is UNACCEPTABLE as a Mercedes Benz owner. Especially since MB has always prided themselves on Image, and High quality of all of their vehicles. This is not winning any points with me as a MB owner. Very unhappy with MB.

Why is it the recall was recognized in JAN 2022 and here it is AUG 2022 and I am now being notified?

A month after purchasing my Mercedes Benz 2021 MLB in the Coral Gables FL Dealership, (this week) while going at around 5 miles an hour after a speed bump and a yield sign before going thru a roundabout (so a low speed even) I heard a very loud and scary crunching sound then hit the side of the curb. I did not understand what had happened and why the car would not move. Apparently the axle broke! The worst part of this story is that the dealership who sold me the car was trying to cover this up! I did not know about the recall, and they never mentioned it! Everyone I spoke to try to get some help…The salesperson who sold me the car, the dealership manager, the service representative, the service department manager, all were disregarding me, ignoring me, blatantly lying to me, trying to avoid me, and trying to put the blame and responsibility on me saying I hit the curb and thats what the problem was. They disputed that it was the axle that broke, even though they did not even look at the car! They had the tow truck take it immediately to the body shop and refused my requests for them to look into the car to check what the defect was on the axle, but instead telling me to have my insurance pay for the body work. I would not accept that the axle would just break so easily, especially on a month old purchased car, and especially a Mercedes! But I just became aware of this recall TODAY, and this has furthered my anger at their unprofessional, unethical and disregard of my safety and my years long business with them. They sold me the car knowing of the defect and the recall on my car, and when I got into an accident…they treated me horribly and still avoided knowledge of the defect and recall! They never mentioned the recall and then tried to turn it on me KNOWING it was due to the axle recall problem. So although I have some injuries and problems due to this accident, thankfully this did not happen on a highway or I would not be here to write about it. They didn’t care about my safety as a valued customer. They are unprofessional, unethical, dishonest and corrupt. What a terrible reflection on Mercedes Benz. If you should purchase a 2021 MLB, please be aware of this horrible defect and recall.