Mercedes-Benz Engine and Engine Cooling: Turbo/Supercharger

Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 2,518 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
20V048000
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
Reported
27 January 2020
Vehicles
2,518
Built between
Not published
Models
6
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 March 2020
Repaired
92%
Unrepaired
193

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2018-2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63
  • 2018-2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG E63S
  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63
  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT 63
  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63
  • 2018-2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG S63

Repair progress

193 of 2,518 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.

92% repaired — 2,325 of 2,518 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 2018-2019 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.

What could happen

An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source such as hot engine or exhaust components can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the oil feed line to the turbocharger, free of charge. The recall began March 20, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA27 January 2020
  2. Owners notified20 March 2020
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 92% 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 27 January 2020.

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 2020020023.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
2020020023
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.

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