Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail; fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors (Mercedes-Benz)
Vehicle recall 21V-961. NHTSA received Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC’s report on Dec 13, 2021.
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NHTSA received Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC’s report on Dec 13, 2021. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, such as hot engine or exhaust components, can increase the risk of a fire.
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019 AMG G63, C300, E300, G550, AMG GT63, AMG GT53, 2019-2020 A220, GLA250, GLC300, 2016 C300, 2020 AMG A35, AMG C43, AMG C63, CLA250, E350, E450, GLB250, GLE450, GLS450, GLS580, S560, and SL550 vehicles equipped with a gasoline engine.
During the manufacturing process, particles may have been trapped between the fuel rail and injectors, which can cause a fuel leak.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail.
- NHTSA’s part: Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: injectors.
What should you do?
Dealers will replace the fuel rail and fuel injectors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA’s number for the recall is 2022030003.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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 a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 139 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Mercedes-Benz GLS 580 4MATIC2020
- Mercedes-Benz E 4502020
- Mercedes-Benz AMG G632019
- Mercedes-Benz GLB 2502020
- Mercedes-Benz AMG A352020
- Mercedes-Benz AMG C632020
- Mercedes-Benz AMG C432020
- Mercedes-Benz CLA 2502020
- Mercedes-Benz A 22020202019
- Mercedes-Benz GLS 4502020
- Mercedes-Benz GLC 30020202019
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT532019
- Mercedes-Benz GLE 4502020
- Mercedes-Benz GLA 25020202019
- Mercedes-Benz G 5502019
- Mercedes-Benz C3002016
- Mercedes-Benz E 3002019
- Mercedes-Benz AMG GT632019
- Mercedes-Benz SL 5502020
- Mercedes-Benz S 5602020
- Mercedes-Benz E 3502020
- Mercedes-Benz C 3002019
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.