Recall · 20V048000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 6 models over engine and engine cooling
2,518
Vehicles covered
6
Models
9
Model years
January 27, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 E63 AMG 4MATIC, E63S AMG 4MATIC Wagon, S63 AMG Cabrio 4MATIC, S63 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, and S63 AMG 4MATIC and 2019 G63 AMG 4MATIC, AMG GT63 4MATIC, AMG GT63S 4MATIC vehicles equipped with 4.0L 8-cylinder gasoline turbocharged engines. The oil feed line to the turbocharger may leak.
- What it can cause
- An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components can increase the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil feed line to the turbocharger, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020020023.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-BenzAMG E63 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG E63S | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG G63 | 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT 63 | 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT63 | 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG S63 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,518 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 68% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2019, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the engine and engine cooling 5 times before this, most recently in November 2019 as 19V821000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 14 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V659000 (latches/locks/linkages), 23V097000 (electrical system), 22V938000 (structure), 22V365000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. with NHTSA on January 27, 2020 as campaign 20V048000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-01-27.
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