Recall · 23V676000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 2 models over electrical system
5,326
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
October 6, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2022-2023 AMG SL55 and AMG SL63 vehicles. The electrical wiring harness for the starter and alternator may not be secured properly, which can result in a short circuit and a loss of drive power or cause the harness to overheat.
- What it can cause
- A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash, and an overheated electrical wiring harness can increase the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will secure the electrical wiring harness for the starter and alternator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 20, 2023. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2023100014.
- 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-Benz AMG SL55 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 | 2022 to 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 5,326 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 75% of the 17,170 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 479. It covers model years 2022 to 2023, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 55 times before this, most recently in August 2023 as 23V574000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 4 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA. 2 of those name the electrical system, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 4 other recalls published here: 24V115000 (electrical system), 23V880000 (fuel system, gasoline), 23V445000 (fuel system, gasoline), 22V189000 (steering).
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 October 6, 2023 as campaign 23V676000. 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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