Mercedes Recalls Vehicles for Emergency-Call Location Error

Mercedes Recalls Vehicles for Emergency-Call Location Error
The Mercedes logo on a displayed car during the Retromobile classic car show at Porte de Versailles, in Paris, France, on Feb. 4, 2020. Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images
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NEW YORK—Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles because the software in their emergency-call systems could send responders to the wrong location after a crash.

The recall comes after Mercedes-Benz learned of a crash in Europe where the automatic emergency-call system sent the wrong position of the vehicle. It began an investigation in October 2019, and it eventually found other similar events. A company spokesman said that it found none in the United States.