{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 21V539 (2021070035): 2013 GLK250",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v539/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V539 (Mercedes-Benz): A transmission fluid leak can increase the risk of a fire. In addition, a transmission control module failure could result in a v...",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes Benz Glk250, model year 2013. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 16 July 2021. 371 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2013 GLK250 vehicles equipped with 4-cylinder diesel engines. The incorrect type of transmission fluid filter and overflow pipe may have been installed during a service repair, which could result in a transmission fluid leak or control module failure. 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: 2021070035. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V539 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 transmission fluid leak can increase the risk of a fire. In addition, a transmission control module failure could result in a vehicle stall, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V539 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC Power Train:Automatic Transmission 16 July 2021 2013-2013 MERCEDES BENZ GLK250 A transmission fluid leak can increase the risk of a fire. In addition, a tra",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:56:51+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:36:17+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 21V539 (2021070035): 2013 GLK250\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v539/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}