Recall · 21V961000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 22 models over fuel system, gasoline
139
Vehicles covered
22
Models
25
Model years
December 13, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019 AMG G63, C300, E300, G550, AMG GT63, AMG GT53, 2019-2020 A220, GLA250, GLC300, 2016 C300, 2020 AMG A35, AMG C43, AMG C63, CLA250, E350, E450, GLB250, GLE450, GLS450, GLS580, S560, and SL550 vehicles equipped with a gasoline engine. During the manufacturing process, particles may have been trapped between the fuel rail and injectors, which can cause a fuel leak.
- What it can cause
- A fuel 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
- Dealers will replace the fuel rail and fuel injectors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for the recall is 2022030003.
- 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.nhtsa.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-BenzA 220 | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG A35 | 2020 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG C43 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG C63 | 2020 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG G63 | 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT53 | 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT63 | 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzC 300 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Mercedes-BenzC300 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Mercedes-BenzCLA 250 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Mercedes-BenzE 300 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Mercedes-BenzE 350 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Mercedes-BenzE 450 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Mercedes-BenzG 550 | 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLA 250 | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLB 250 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 300 | 2019 to 2020 | 20192020 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE 450 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLS 450 | 2020 | 2020 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLS 580 | 2020 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzS 560 | 2020 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzSL 550 | 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 139 vehicles this is a small campaign: 66% 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 model years 2016 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, gasoline 12 times before this, most recently in September 2021 as 21V704000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 17 of the 25 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 760 complaints with NHTSA, 176 of them before this campaign was filed. 25 of those name the fuel system, gasoline, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in March 2016, 5 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 73 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V481000 (latches/locks/linkages), 24V659000 (latches/locks/linkages), 24V445000 (electrical system), 24V207000 (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 December 13, 2021 as campaign 21V961000. 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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