India, Feb. 28 -- Mercedes-Benz has issued two separate recall order in the United States which covers around 1.05 lakh units of its GLE and GLS SUVs in order to check potential issues with the transmission and brake pedal. The recalled model carry a manufacturing date between 2020 and 2023.

The first recall order pertains to suspected issue with the transmission systems on select GLE and GLS models. These are models which specifically come with a six-cylinder engine and a nine-speed automatic gearbox. It is reported that the German manufacturer first became aware of the issue back in March of 2022 and managed to identify the problem in May of 2022. It was later acknowledged that the fault may lie in the transmission software on the SUVs...