- Vehicles
- 9,044
- Built between
- Apr 2018 – Jun 2018
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 September 2018
- Repaired
- 93%
- Unrepaired
- 628
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2018 and June 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE43Built April 2018 to June 2018
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63Built April 2018 to June 2018
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63SBuilt April 2018 to June 2018
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLS63Built April 2018 to June 2018
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350Built April 2018 to June 2018
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLS 450Built April 2018 to June 2018
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLS 550Built April 2018 to June 2018
Repair progress
628 of 9,044 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2019.
93% repaired — 8,416 of 9,044 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLS450 4Matic, GLS550 4matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic, GLE63 AMG 4Matic, GLE63S AMG 4Matic, and GLS63 AMG 4Matic vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may not have been correctly coated, causing gas to become temporarily released into the rear brake hydraulic circuit, reducing braking performance.
What could happen
Reduced braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the rear axle brake system, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2018 to June 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 August 2018
- Owners notified14 September 2018
- Latest repair reportQ4 2019 — 93% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 August 2018.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2018080013.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 2018080013
- Recalling manufacturer
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
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.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.