Mercedes-Benz Recalls
Check open Mercedes-Benz recalls by VIN. CheckMyVIN queries NHTSA's live recall API on every lookup — no stale snapshots, no signup.
How Mercedes-Benz recall lookups work
When you enter a Mercedes-Benz VIN, CheckMyVIN first decodes the vehicle (make, model, model year) against NHTSA VPIC. Those three fields are then sent to the NHTSA recallsByVehicle API, which returns every open campaign on file. Each result shows the official NHTSA campaign number (format: two-digit year, "V" for vehicle, six-digit sequence — e.g. 19V472000), the affected component, a paraphrased plain-English summary, and the dealer remedy. Mercedes-Benz dealers perform recall work at no charge regardless of who currently owns the vehicle.
Why check Mercedes-Benz recalls before buying used?
A used-car dealer is not required to complete open recalls before sale in most US states. Run the VIN before the test drive — if a recall is open, you can either ask the dealer to complete it before delivery, negotiate the price, or schedule the free fix at a Mercedes-Benz authorized dealer after purchase.
Notable past Mercedes-Benz recall campaigns
A few well-documented campaigns to show the kind of data CheckMyVIN surfaces per VIN. Click any campaign number for the full record on nhtsa.gov. Summaries below paraphrase the official NHTSA records — verify against the source for the authoritative wording.
NHTSA campaign 18V539000
Service brakes, hydraulic: rear caliper piston coating
2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLS450 4Matic, GLS550 4Matic, plus the AMG variants (GLE43, GLE63, GLE63S, GLS63)
The rear brake caliper pistons may not have been correctly coated at the factory, which can cause the caliper to drag and reduce braking performance over time — increasing stopping distance and crash risk. Mercedes-Benz dealers bleed the rear axle brake system at no charge.
NHTSA campaign 21V123000
Tires (manufactured defect, supplier Continental)
2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE350, GLE43 AMG, and GLE400 equipped with Continental tires
A batch of Continental tires fitted to these vehicles was cured for too long during manufacture, which can cause a sidewall break or tread/belt separation in service — either failure mode can produce sudden air loss and loss of vehicle control. Mercedes-Benz dealers inspect and replace the affected tires at no charge.
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, via api.nhtsa.gov/recalls. Campaign numbers and components are verbatim from NHTSA; summaries are paraphrased.
What CheckMyVIN does not do
Some recalls are VIN-specific within a model year — only certain build dates or option packages are affected. NHTSA's public API returns the campaign for the year/make/model; for the final "is my exact VIN affected" answer, Mercedes-Benz also publishes a VIN-specific lookup on their owners site, and you can search any campaign number on the NHTSA recall portal. CheckMyVIN cites every campaign by its official number so you can verify independently.
Want the full spec decode for this Mercedes-Benz — engine code, assembly plant, model year, body class — alongside its recall history? Run it through the Mercedes-Benz VIN Decoder; the report covers both the NHTSA specifications and every open recall in a single sticker.
Researching before you have a VIN in hand? Browse the full Mercedes-Benz recall archive by model year — every NHTSA campaign since 1990, organized by year and model.