- Vehicles
- 348,183
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 15
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 February 2023
- Repaired
- 67%
- Unrepaired
- 114,893
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.
- 2017-2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE43
- 2016-2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63
- 2012-2015 Mercedes-Benz AMG ML63
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 350
- 2018-2019 Mercedes-Benz GLE 400
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE 550 E
- 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE300D
- 2016-2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE350
- 2016-2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE400
- 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE450
- 2016-2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE550E
- 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML250
- 2012-2015 Mercedes-Benz ML350
- 2015 Mercedes-Benz ML400
- 2012-2014 Mercedes-Benz ML550
Repair progress
114,893 of 348,183 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2025.
67% repaired — 233,290 of 348,183 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 2012-2014 ML550, 2012-2015 ML350, AMG ML63, 2015 ML250, ML400, 2016 GLE450, GLE300, 2016-2018 GLE350, GLE550, 2016-2019 GLE400, 2017-2019 AMG GLE43, and 2016-2020 AMG GLE63 vehicles. Water might accumulate in the spare tire wheel well and damage the fuel pump control unit, which could cause an engine stall while driving.
What could happen
An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will install a water drain plug, inspect for water intrusion, and replace the fuel pump control unit as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 15, 2023.
Parts involved
- Fuel Pump Control UnitA 000 900 31 01FUEL PUMP CONTROL UNIT
- Fuel Pump Control UnitA 000 900 38 00FUEL PUMP CONTROL UNIT
- Fuel Pump Control UnitA 000 900 62 07FUEL PUMP CONTROL UNIT
- Fuel Pump Control UnitA 000 900 73 06FUEL PUMP CONTROL UNIT
- Fuel Pump Control UnitA 003 998 14 50FUEL PUMP CONTROL UNIT
- PlugA 003 998 14 50PLUG
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 December 2022
- Owners notified15 February 2023
- Latest repair reportQ4 2025 — 67% 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 23 December 2022.
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 numbers for this recall are 2023010002 and 2023010003.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 2023010002 & ...0003
- 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.nhtsa.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.