{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 20V172 (2020060013): 2020 GLE350, GLE450 and GLS450",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v172/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V172 (Mercedes-Benz): If the rear crossmember detaches from the vehicle, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Gle 350, Mercedes-Benz Gle 450, Mercedes-Benz Gls 450, model year 2020. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 20 March 2020. 224 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2020 GLE350, GLE450 AND GLS450 vehicles. The seams on the rear crossmember may have been insufficiently welded. This may allow cracks to form when towing, possibly causing the rear crossmember to detach from the vehicle. 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: 2020060013. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V172 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: “If the rear crossmember detaches from the vehicle, it can become a road hazard and increase the risk of a crash.” 20V172 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Structure:Frame And Members 20 March 2020 2020-2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 350, MERCEDES-BENZ GLE 450, MERCEDES-BENZ GLS 450 If the rear crossmember detaches from the vehicle, it can become a road hazard",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:06:29+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:31:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 20V172 (2020060013): 2020 GLE350, GLE450 and GLS450\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v172/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}