India, Feb. 11 -- Mercedes-Benz has announced a recall in the United States, impacting 15,502 GLC models manufactured between 2019 and 2022. The recall comes after an internal investigation that was prompted by a test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), raising concerns about the alignment of headlights.

The IIHS, as part of its testing protocols, evaluates headlight performance across various models. In 2021, the IIHS provided a rating for the GLC, which Mercedes-Benz disputed, leading the automaker to suspect potential misalignment issues with the headlights.

Subsequent investigations by Mercedes-Benz revealed that while the headlights met the standards outlined in the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards...