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Under the terms of a newly proposed class action lawsuit settlement, Mercedes-Benz will reimburse the owners of cars it produced that have a peeling paint defect.
The defect, which affected various Mercedes vehicles manufactured between 2004 and 2018 that were coated in the company’s 590 Mars Red paint, caused the paint to develop blisters and bubbles and to peel, according to the class action lawsuit. Mercedes-Benz has agreed to reimburse the owners for repairs they have already paid for and to extend the warranties on affected vehicles to cover any future repairs to a maximum of 15 years from the vehicle’s production.
The deal was hashed out after a successful round of mediation with retired U.S. District Judge James F. Holderman in November, according to the request for preliminary approval of the proposed settlement, which was filed Dec. 21.
Lead plaintiffs Emily Pinon, Gary C. Klein, Kim Brown, Joshua Frankum, Dinez Webster and Todd Bryan first filed the class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, in August 2018. Each either owned or leased a Mercedes finished with 590 Mars Red paint that allegedly had bubbled, peeled or both, according to the settlement.
Mercedes-Benz USA LLC and Daimler AG are the named defendants. They deny any wrongdoing and insist the 590 Mars Red paint does not produce a peeling paint defect.
The exact amount of reimbursement will vary depending on the age of the vehicle at the time the repairs were made, the proposed settlement says.
Owners or lessees of affected vehicles less than 7 years old or with fewer than 105,000 miles on them will qualify for a full reimbursement or extended warranty coverage.
Those between 7 and 10 years old will be eligible for a 50% reimbursement.
Finally, owners and lessees with affected models between 10 and 15 years old and fewer than 150,000 miles can get a 25% reimbursement, the settlement says.
Also, under the terms of the proposed settlement, the six lead plaintiffs will be granted service awards of $5,000 each for their participation in the class action lawsuit. Their lawyers will receive a maximum of $4.74 million.
“The settlement provides exceptional benefits that directly address the harm to Class Members,” the request for preliminary approval of the settlement says. It was reached after “hard fought” negotiations and is fair to both sides of the peeling paint defect case, the lawyers wrote.
Do you own or lease a Mercedes-Benz model year 2004-2018 with 590 Mars Red paint? Has it bubbled, blistered or peeled? Tell us about it in the comment section below.
The lead plaintiffs and the proposed Class Members are represented by James F. McDonough III, Jonathan R. Miller and Travis E. Lynch, W. Lewis Garrison Jr. and Taylor C. Bartlett of Heninger Garrison Davis LLC and K. Stephen Jackson of Jackson & Tucker PC.
The Peeling Paint Defect Class Action Lawsuit is Emily Pinon, et al. v. Mercedes-Benz USA LLC, et al., Case No. 1:18-cv-03984, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division.
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269 thoughts onMercedes to Reimburse for Peeling Paint Defect Under Class Action Settlement
I own a 2014 CLA 240 with the red paint and it’s peeling on the top and my door handles.
Oh and it has 20k miles on it. Nice.
Just bought a 2016 SLK 300 Mars Red from carvana 2 months later the clear caot is peeling badly.
Strange how it lasted till I got it. Now I have a $40k car with 2 payments on it with peeling clear coat.
My 2010 mars red Mercedes started peeling paint about 2 years ago 120,000 miles garage kept
I have a 2012 GLK 350 4 matic with Mars Red exterior paint. My car has less than 80k miles on it. It started peeling about two years ago. Do I qualify?
I own a 2014 C20 and the red paint is peeling so bad can I get some help to get my car repainted Mercedes is a luxury car and it is embarrassing to have my car looking like that
Hahaha, yoooo i feel the exact same way…
I’m like damn, i can’t have a Mercedes and have my paint looking like this…
Mercedes are to classy for that!!!
(But this darn paint they throwing on them is not classy honey) Tuh!!!
Ol’ Non-Luxurious paint!!!
They out here not standing up to they name nah!
I waaaaas looking at those Genesis though!!!
And i only like Mercedes too…
They better get it together…
Got me over here looking at ur ops, lolz…
I have a brand new c300 it’s one year old with 8,000 miles and the paint is peeling off the car.
I have 2018 GLA 250 in Mars red. The clear coat started to pill on the top several months ago and I was told that it look like all car is going to pill in next 3-4 months. What my options are?
I bought a 2007 c230 about 8 year ago 2 years after I got it was. At car was and the clearcoat blew off most of the hood roof and trunk a repainted it myself when n it happen it had 123569 miles it now has 174000 is the any money I can get for my materials at least
I have a 2015 Glk Mercedes and it’s peeling and bubbling all over my sugar. It’s looks horrible. It’s red so it’s very noticeable. The hood is fading. Can I get some help in how to go about getting this fixed? Thanks in advance
i have the same problem with my 2018 GLA 250. its red and have bubbles all around innthe paint. do anyone knows what i can do? go tomthe dealer?