2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63. The newest campaign is 23V854000. NHTSA received the report on 15 Dec 2023. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 23V854000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the front panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 2, 2024. Owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, on, March 22,2024, and August 2, 2024. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 21V-197.

NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 1,667,557 units in total.

23V85400015 Dec 2023Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars
22V95500023 Dec 2022Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump / Control/Drive Module
21V19700019 Mar 2021Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars
21V0580005 Feb 2021Communication / Auto Crash Notification
18V53900016 Aug 2018Service Brakes, Hydraulic

23V854000Received 15 Dec 2023. 2,976 units.
Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2014-2020 C-Class, CLA, GLA, S-Class, GLC, and GLE vehicles. Please refer to MBUSA's recall report for specific vehicle details. The front roof panel located between the windshield and the panoramic sunroof may not have been bonded correctly to the vehicle during a prior repair, allowing the front panel to detach from the vehicle.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A detached roof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 2, 2024. Owner notification letters will be mailed in phases, on, March 22,2024, and August 2, 2024. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall number 21V-197.
Report filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 22 Mar 2024.
22V955000Received 23 Dec 2022. 348,183 units.
Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Fuel Pump / Control/Drive Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An engine stall while driving increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's numbers for this recall are 2023010002 and 2023010003.
Report filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 2023010002 & ...0003. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 15 Feb 2023.
21V197000Received 19 Mar 2021. 15,096 units.
Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017-2020 C300 Coupe, C43 Coupe AMG, C43 AMG, 2015-2020 C300, GLA250, 2016-2018 C350e, CLA45 Coupe AMG, 2015 C400, S65 AMG, 2015-2019 C63 AMG, 2016 C450, 2015-2016 GLA45 AMG, S600, 2016-2020 GLC300, 2017-2019 GLC43 AMG, GLE43 Coupe AMG, 2014-2019 CLA250 Coupe, 2014-2015 CLA45 AMG, 2018 GLC63 AMG, 2014-2017 S550, 2018-2020 S450, 2016-2019 GLE63 Coupe AMG, 2016 GLE450 Coupe, 2014-2020 S63 AMG, 2018-2019 S560, and 2019 GLC350e vehicles equipped with a panoramic sunroof. The front roof panel located between the windshield and the panoramic sunroof may not have been bonded correctly to the vehicle during a prior repair.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The adhesive bonding of the front panel might deteriorate, possibly causing the front panel to detach from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Mercedes-Benz dealer will remove the bonded panel and will install a new front panel by following the detailed repair instructions and using the approved primer, cleaner and adhesive, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 3, 2021 and October 26, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
Report filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 2021070010. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 3 Sep 2021.
21V058000Received 5 Feb 2021. 1,292,258 units.
Communication / Auto Crash Notification
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 - 2021 CLA-Class, GLA-Class, GLE-Class, GLS-Class, SLC-Class, A-Class, GT-Class, C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, CLS-Class, SL-Class, B-Class, GLB-Class, GLC-Class, and G-Class vehicles. Please refer to the Part 573 report for specific vehicle model details. The software design of the communication module may fail to communicate the correct vehicle location for the emergency call system (eCall) in the event of a crash.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Failure of the eCall system may result in emergency responders being dispatched to the wrong location, increasing the risk of injury following a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
MBUSA will notify owners, and the communication module software will be updated by a dealer, or through an over-the-air (OTA) update, free of charge. The recall began March 12, 2021. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2021020025.
Report filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 2021020025. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Mar 2021.
18V539000Received 16 Aug 2018. 9,044 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLE350 4Matic, GLE350, GLS450 4Matic, GLS550 4matic, GLE43 AMG 4Matic, GLE63 AMG 4Matic, GLE63S AMG 4Matic, and GLS63 AMG 4Matic vehicles. The rear brake caliper pistons on these vehicles may not have been correctly coated, causing gas to become temporarily released into the rear brake hydraulic circuit, reducing braking performance.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Reduced braking performance can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will bleed the rear axle brake system, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2018080013.
Report filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.. Manufacturer campaign number 2018080013. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Sep 2018.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Service Brakes		2

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 3 Apr 2019

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2018, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE21001	Preliminary evaluation	Front Roof Panel Detachment	Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars	8 Jan 2021	14 Oct 2021	21V197000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

20168
20178
20185
20195
20203
20216
20223
20231
20241

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
NHTSA page of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercedes-benz/amg-gle63/2018/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63?: 1,667,557 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 21 recall campaigns for the Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63, model years 2016 to 2024. 5 of them name the 2018 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 name most often?: Service Brakes: 2 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63 open?: No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.