DaimlerChrysler’s Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 33,000 cars worldwide, Dow Jones said.
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The report said the company will notify owners of C, CLK, and E class models, built between August and October 2003, to check potentially faulty belt buckles – the checks were described as precautionary.
It reportedly said it found isolated cases where the buckles failed to click into place properly.
Of the cars to be recalled, about 12,000 are from Germany, Dow Jones said, noting that the news is another blow to Mercedes-Benz’s reputation for quality.
The brand has seen its image battered recently by poor scores on quality surveys and has suffered, above all, from electronics problems, the news agency added.
