Recall · 23V445000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 38 models over fuel system, gasoline
143,551
Vehicles covered
38
Models
76
Model years
June 26, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021-2023 C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLS, SL, GT, GLC, GLE, GLS, and G-Class vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle details. The fuel pump may shutdown, which can result in a loss of drive power.
- What it can cause
- A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will replace the fuel pump, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 14, 2024. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2023070012.
- 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-BenzAMG C43 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG C63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG C63 S | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG E53 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG E63 S | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG G63 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC43 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC63 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLC63 S | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLE53 | 2021 to 2022 | 20212022 |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLE63 | 2022 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLE63 S | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GLS63 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT43 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT53 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT63 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG GT63 S | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG SL43 | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG SL55 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzAMG SL63 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzC 300 | 2021 to 2023 | 202120222023 |
| Mercedes-BenzCLS 450 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzE 350 | 2021 to 2023 | 20212022 |
| Mercedes-BenzE 450 | 2022 to 2023 | 20222023 |
| Mercedes-BenzG 550 | 2021 to 2022 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLC 300 | 2021 to 2023 | 202120222023 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE 450 | 2021 to 2022 | 20212022 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLE 580 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLS 450 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLS 580 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzGLS450 | 2021 | 2021 |
| Mercedes-BenzGLS580 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzS 500 | 2022 to 2023 | 2022 |
| Mercedes-BenzS 580 | 2021 to 2023 | 20212022 |
| Mercedes-BenzS 580 E | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-MaybachGLS 600 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-MaybachS 580 | 2021 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-MaybachS 680 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 143,551 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 94% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2023, 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 fuel system, gasoline 14 times before this, most recently in March 2022 as 22V134000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 24 of the 76 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 485 complaints with NHTSA, 114 of them before this campaign was filed. 30 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 December 2020, 2 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 83 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V481000 (latches/locks/linkages), 25V533000 (steering), 25V365000 (exterior lighting), 25V379000 (structure).
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 June 26, 2023 as campaign 23V445000. 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 2023-06-26.
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