Mercedes-Benz to recall more than 310,000 US vehicles citing risk of failure to detect open door

July 30 (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz is recalling 310,667 vehicles in the ​U.S. due ‌to risk of failure to detect an open door, the U.S. ‌National ​Highway Traffic ⁠Safety Administration (NHTSA) said ⁠on Thursday.

The recall includes models such as CLA, A-Class, C-Class, ​CLE, GLA/GLB, and GLC vehicles, ⁠the NHTSA ⁠said, adding that ​dealers will replace ​the driver’s door lock free ‌of charge.

The failure to detect an open door, ⁠due to a corroded micro-switch in driver’s door lock, ⁠could ‌prevent the ⁠auto-park brake from ​engaging ‌automatically and result ​in a ⁠vehicle rollaway, the agency said.

(Reporting by Sumedha Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane ​Venkatraman)