MERCEDES-BENZ, MERCEDES-MAYBACH
LI91.16-P-073576
Manufacturer communications
- Publication date
- 2026-05-20
- Received by NHTSA
- 2026-05-21
- NHTSA record numbers
- 11032885
Manufacturer summary
Original wording in English
Complaint
• Driver's seat and/or front passenger seat cannot be adjusted.
• Not possible to adjust front seats to memory preset.
• Head restraints of front seats cannot be adjusted.
• Cannot move to chauffeur mode/reclining seat position. Fault identification: → Create log of seat control unit (both conditions must be met) 1. Fault B1F7E54 "Head restraint inclination adjustment not normalized. No calibration." stored in fault memory. 2. Value "0C" present in seat control unit log service 0X220239 (see attachment "seat control unit log"). If fault B1FBB15 "Malfunction in 'Head restraint inclination' switch. There is a short circuit to positive or an open circuit." is also stored in the fault memory, the cause might also be due to the wiring or terminal contacts. Cause Faulty head restraints Remedy Replace the affected head restraint
• Driver's seat and/or front passenger seat cannot be adjusted.
• Not possible to adjust front seats to memory preset.
• Head restraints of front seats cannot be adjusted.
• Cannot move to chauffeur mode/reclining seat position. Fault identification: → Create log of seat control unit (both conditions must be met) 1. Fault B1F7E54 "Head restraint inclination adjustment not normalized. No calibration." stored in fault memory. 2. Value "0C" present in seat control unit log service 0X220239 (see attachment "seat control unit log"). If fault B1FBB15 "Malfunction in 'Head restraint inclination' switch. There is a short circuit to positive or an open circuit." is also stored in the fault memory, the cause might also be due to the wiring or terminal contacts. Cause Faulty head restraints Remedy Replace the affected head restraint
Reported code forms
Manufacturer wording
Source wording can vary by vehicle and suffix. It is shown as written, not as a universal diagnosis.
Mercedes-Benz
B1F7E54Head restraint inclination adjustment not normalized. No calibrationMercedes-Maybach
B1F7E54Head restraint inclination adjustment not normalized. No calibrationMercedes-Benz
B1FBB15Malfunction in 'Head restraint inclination' switch. There is a short circuit to positive or an open circuitMercedes-Maybach
B1FBB15Malfunction in 'Head restraint inclination' switch. There is a short circuit to positive or an open circuitCheck vehicle applicability
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