Two Mercedes-AMG owners say their cars branded them—literally. A new federal class action lawsuit filed in California claims a raised metallic AMG logo on the driver’s seat can heat up in the sun and burn bare skin, leaving marks shaped like the emblem itself.
The lawsuit targets Mercedes-AMG performance models fitted with that metal seat badge, accusing the design of posing an undisclosed burn hazard to shoulders, necks, and upper backs. It asks a judge to certify a class of affected owners, award money for injuries, and force the company to change or remove the logos.
