NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53 Recalls
The 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53 has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 24V445000
- Reported
- June 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 22,422
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 24V100000
- Reported
- February 9, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,191
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 23V880000
- Reported
- December 21, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 79,676
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
- Campaign
- 22V733000
- Reported
- September 30, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,968
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 22V533000
- Reported
- July 22, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,977
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 22V365000
- Reported
- May 20, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 242,722
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
- Campaign
- 22V189000
- Reported
- March 25, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,396
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags: sensor: side impact
- Campaign
- 21V527000
- Reported
- July 12, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 542
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V483000
- Reported
- June 25, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,917
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seats: mid/rear assembly: head restraint
- Campaign
- 21V406000
- Reported
- May 28, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 218
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 21V354000
- Reported
- May 14, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 343,191
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 21V230000
- Reported
- April 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,634
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 21V216000
- Reported
- March 26, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 109
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 21V058000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,292,258
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 20V673000
- Reported
- October 30, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,337
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53
2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53, the newest on July 24, 2023.
In complaints about the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53, the component group named most often is the forward collision avoidance (40%), followed by the back over prevention (20%) and the electrical system (20%).
1 of the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53's 15 recalls also concerns the back over prevention.
Component groups named in complaints
- Forward Collision Avoidance2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Back Over Prevention1
- Electrical System1
- Engine1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 2. 100% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
The 5 complaints about the 2021 Mercedes-Benz Amg E53 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Other 2021 Mercedes-Benz models
Newest record on this page: June 14, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted