Mercedes Benz E, Mercedes Benz Gl, Mercedes Benz Ml, Mercedes Benz R, Mercedes Benz S Class, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Mercedes-Benz Usa, Llc. and reported to NHTSA on 3 October 2011. 6,872 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mercedes-benz usa (mbusa) is recalling certain model year 2011 vehicles including e-class (212 platform), manufactured from july 2010 through february 2011, r-class (251 platform), manufactured from april 2010 through april 2011, ml-class (w164 platform), manufactured from january 2010 through march 2011, gl-class …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V496 cover?
- Mercedes Benz E, Mercedes Benz GL, Mercedes Benz ML, Mercedes Benz R, Mercedes Benz S Class, model years 2011-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA (MBUSA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 VEHICLES INCLUDING E-CLASS (212 PLATFORM), MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2010 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2011, R-CLASS (251 PLATFORM), MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2010 THROUGH APRIL 2011, ML-CLASS (W164 PLATFORM), MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2010 THROUGH...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- DIESEL FUEL MAY BE DEPOSITED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. MBUSA WILL CONTACT OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DIESEL FUEL FILTER IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ USA AT 1-800-367-6372.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “DIESEL FUEL MAY BE DEPOSITED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V496 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Diesel |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 October 2011 |
| Model years | 2011-2012 |
| Vehicles named | MERCEDES BENZ E, MERCEDES BENZ GL, MERCEDES BENZ ML, MERCEDES BENZ R, MERCEDES BENZ S CLASS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
DIESEL FUEL MAY BE DEPOSITED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.
The remedy
MBUSA WILL CONTACT OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DIESEL FUEL FILTER IF NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ USA AT 1-800-367-6372.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 197 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, diesel. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 11V496, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v496/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 11V496 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
2f458d52 - Consequence
38074fee - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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