Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/Supercharger
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 27, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,518. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 E63 AMG 4MATIC, E63S AMG 4MATIC Wagon, S63 AMG Cabrio 4MATIC, S63 AMG Coupe 4MATIC, and S63 AMG 4MATIC and 2019 G63 AMG 4MATIC, AMG GT63 4MATIC, AMG GT63S 4MATIC vehicles equipped with 4.0L 8-cylinder gasoline turbocharged engines. The oil feed line to the turbocharger may leak.
The risk
An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil feed line to the turbocharger, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020020023.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63s | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63s | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG S63 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 20V048000.
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