India, July 30 -- Mercedes-Benz is recalling 310,667 vehicles in the United States because of a safety issue involving the driver's door lock, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday. The recall covers several Mercedes models, including the CLA, A-Class, C-Class, CLE, GLA, GLB and GLC. According to the NHTSA, a corroded micro-switch inside the driver's door lock may fail to detect when the driver's door is open.

If the system cannot detect that the driver's door is open, the automatic park brake may not engage as designed, as reported by Reuters. This could allow the vehicle to roll away and increase the risk of a crash, the agency said. Mercedes dealers will replace the driver's door lock free of...