Recall · 20V775000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled the MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT over exterior lighting
9
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
December 11, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020 AMG GT vehicles. The headlights may have been incorrectly aimed too high. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamp, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- Incorrectly aimed headlights can reduce the visibility of oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will check the headlight aim, and correct it, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 20, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020120016.
- 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 GT | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 9 vehicles this is a small campaign: 92% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2020, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 16 times before this, most recently in August 2019 as 19V591000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 22V365000 (electrical system), 21V058000 (electrical system), 20V227000 (communication).
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 December 11, 2020 as campaign 20V775000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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