Mercedes-Benz Wheels: Hubcap/Cover

Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 1,142 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. If the wheel-hub caps detach, they can become a road hazard, and increase the risk of a crash or injury for other road users.

Campaign
20V800000
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Reported
18 December 2020
Vehicles
1,142
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 May 2021
Repaired
92%
Unrepaired
93

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.

  • 2019-2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT53
  • 2019-2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63

Repair progress

93 of 1,142 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2023.

92% repaired — 1,049 of 1,142 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 2019-2020 AMG GT53 4MATIC and AMG GT63 4MATIC vehicles. The wheel-hub caps may detach while driving.

What could happen

If the wheel-hub caps detach, they can become a road hazard, and increase the risk of a crash or injury for other road users.

What gets fixed

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wheel-hub caps, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 7, 2021.

Parts involved

  • Wheel-hub capA0004003200Wheel-hub cap

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA18 December 2020
  2. Owners notified7 May 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2023 — 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 18 December 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 2021030014.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
2021030014
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.

Same component

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