{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 19V821 (2020020013): 2018-2019 S560, S560 Cabriolet, and S560 4MATIC",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v821/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V821 (Mercedes-Benz): A detached idler gear can damage the engine, resulting in a stall and increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz S560, model years 2018 to 2019. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 15 November 2019. 6 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 S560, S560 Cabriolet, and S560 4MATIC vehicles equipped with 8-cylinder gasoline engines. The threaded connection between the camshaft idler gear and the crankcase may be improperly tightened, possibly causing the idler gear to detach from the crankcase. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 2020020013. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V821 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A detached idler gear can damage the engine, resulting in a stall and increasing the risk of a crash.” 19V821 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline 15 November 2019 2018-2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S560 A detached idler gear can damage the engine, resulting in a stall and increasing the risk of a crash. MBUSA will not",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:51:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:57:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 19V821 (2020020013): 2018-2019 S560, S560 Cabriolet, and S560 4MATIC\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v821/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}