Recall · 22V955000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 15 models over fuel system, diesel
348,183
Vehicles covered
15
Models
33
Model years
December 23, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP:CONTROL/DRIVE MODULE
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2012-2014 ML550, 2012-2015 ML350, AMG ML63, 2015 ML250, ML400, 2016 GLE450, GLE300, 2016-2018 GLE350, GLE550, 2016-2019 GLE400, 2017-2019 AMG GLE43, and 2016-2020 AMG GLE63 vehicles. Water might accumulate in the spare tire wheel well and damage the fuel pump control unit, which could cause an engine stall while driving.
- What it can cause
- An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will install a water drain plug, inspect for water intrusion, and replace the fuel pump control unit as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 15, 2023. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's numbers for this recall are 2023010002 and 2023010003.
- 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 BenzML250 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Mercedes BenzML350 | 2012 to 2015 | 2012201320142015 |
| Mercedes BenzML400 | 2015 | Not published here |
| Mercedes BenzML550 | 2012 to 2014 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLE43 | 2017 to 2019 | 20182019 |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLE63 | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG ML63 | 2012 to 2015 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE 350 | 2018 | 2018 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE 400 | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE 550 E | 2018 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE300D | 2016 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE350 | 2016 to 2017 | 20162017 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE400 | 2016 to 2017 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE450 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE550E | 2016 to 2017 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 348,183 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 97% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2012 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 10 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, diesel 2 times before this, most recently in November 2019 as 19V798000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 15 of the 33 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 484 complaints with NHTSA, 275 of them before this campaign was filed. 18 of those name the fuel system, diesel, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in May 2012, 10 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 23V854000 (structure), 22V365000 (electrical system), 21V197000 (structure), 21V123000 (tires).
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 23, 2022 as campaign 22V955000. 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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