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Mercedes AMG Sued Over Alleged Burns From Seat Logo
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Mercedes AMG Sued Over Alleged Burns From Seat Logo

From Clarín · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Two Mercedes AMG car owners are suing the company over alleged burns from the car's logo.
  • They claim the metal AMG logo on the driver's seat gets hot enough to cause literal burns.
  • The lawsuit seeks compensation for medical expenses, pain, and suffering.

Two drivers have filed a class-action lawsuit against Mercedes AMG, alleging that the car manufacturer's distinctive metal AMG logo on the driver's seat becomes excessively hot, causing literal burns. The lawsuit claims this is a design defect in certain Mercedes AMG vehicles.

can reasonably be expected that (the embossed metallic AMG logo) may come into contact with the upper back, neck, or shoulder of an occupant

— Court documentDescribing the alleged design flaw in the lawsuit filing.

Plaintiffs Gabriel Lahijani and Karendeep Bath assert that the embossed metallic logo on the front seats can reasonably be expected to come into contact with an occupant's upper back, neck, or shoulder. They are seeking compensation for medical bills, as well as damages for pain, suffering, and emotional distress.

Lahijani, a Los Angeles resident, reported second-degree burns on his back after entering his 2026 Mercedes-AMG E-Class after wearing a sleeveless shirt. A dermatologist documented first and second-degree burns, describing the injury as an "inscription (of the letters) AMG." Similarly, Bath, from Chatsworth, California, experienced similar burns on her shoulder after her skin touched the logo while wearing a sleeveless blouse.

inscription (of the letters) AMG

— Certified dermatologistDescribing the burn injury sustained by plaintiff Gabriel Lahijani.

Mercedes-Benz USA and its parent company, Daimler AG, have not yet commented on the lawsuit. This legal action follows a separate settlement where Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler agreed to pay $149.6 million in December to resolve allegations of using secret software to cheat on emissions tests in hundreds of thousands of vehicles.

coincided with a thermal contact burn

— Lawsuit filingDescribing the burn mark on plaintiff Karendeep Bath's skin.
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Originally published by Clarín in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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