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MERCEDES BENZ AMG E43

2017 MERCEDES BENZ AMG E43

6 safety recall campaigns, 10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
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 6

21V0580002021-02-05

COMMUNICATION: AUTO CRASH NOTIFICATION

Failure of the eCall system may result in emergency responders being dispatched to the wrong location, increasing the risk of injury following a crash.

18V2710002018-04-27

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

If the headlight's horizontal aim is altered, a misaimed headlight may lead to an insufficiently illuminated roadway, which may increase the risk of a crash.

18V1510002018-03-06

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

An insufficiently illuminated roadway may increase the risk of a crash.

17V5740002017-09-19

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

The improperly welded pins may lose contact, deactivating the power steering assist and increasing the risk of a crash.

17V1140002017-02-23

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY

If the starting current limiter overheats, the surrounding components can melt, increasing the risk of a fire.

17V0760002017-02-08

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

If the passenger front air bag does not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of a injury.

What owners report most

  • 2SERVICE BRAKES
  • 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 1WHEELS:RIM
  • 1SUSPENSION
  • 1ENGINE
  • 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2017 MERCEDES BENZ AMG E43s 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.

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