24V445000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
An electrical short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
2021 MERCEDES BENZ AMG E53
15 safety recall campaigns, 10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns15
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints10
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 15
24V100000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
An overheated ground cable increases the risk of a fire.
23V880000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
22V733000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
The inability to operate safety features (eCall system, hazard lights, electric seats, or automatic door locks) can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
22V533000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
An electrical short-circuit can increase the risk of a fire.
22V365000
COMMUNICATION: AUTO CRASH NOTIFICATION
A disabled eCall system would prevent a vehicle occupant from contacting the emergency services call center in an emergency, potentially delaying emergency responders and increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 2FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1ENGINE
- 1BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
- 1POWER TRAIN
- 1SEAT BELTS
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 MERCEDES BENZ AMG E53s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.