Mercedes Benz C300, Mercedes Benz Cl550, Mercedes Benz Cl63, Mercedes Benz Glk350, Mercedes Benz S400, Mercedes Benz S63, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 3 December 2012. 5,800 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mercedes-Benz is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 S400, S550, S550 4Matic, S63 AMG, C300, C300 4Matic, E350, GLK350, GLK350 4Matic, CL550 4Matic, and CL63 AMG vehicles manufactured from April 18, 2011, through July 12, 2011. Due to an irregularity stemming from the molding process of the fuel filter flange, the …
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Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 2013010004. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V557 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V557 cover?
- Mercedes Benz C300, Mercedes Benz CL550, Mercedes Benz CL63, Mercedes Benz GLK350, Mercedes Benz S400, Mercedes Benz S63, Mercedes-Benz E350, Mercedes-Benz S550, model years 2011-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mercedes-Benz is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 S400, S550, S550 4Matic, S63 AMG, C300, C300 4Matic, E350, GLK350, GLK350 4Matic, CL550 4Matic, and CL63 AMG vehicles manufactured from April 18, 2011, through July 12, 2011.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the fuel filter flange cracks, it will leak fuel which may lead to a fire if an external ignition source is present.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Mercedes-Benz will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel filter, free of charge. The recall campaign is expected to begin in February 2013. Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz 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. Mercedes-Benz calls this recall 2013010004, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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 fuel filter flange cracks, it will leak fuel which may lead to a fire if an external ignition source is present.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V557 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 December 2012 |
| Model years | 2011-2012 |
| Vehicles named | MERCEDES BENZ C300, MERCEDES BENZ CL550, MERCEDES BENZ CL63, MERCEDES BENZ GLK350, MERCEDES BENZ S400, MERCEDES BENZ S63, MERCEDES-BENZ E350, MERCEDES-BENZ S550 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the fuel filter flange cracks, it will leak fuel which may lead to a fire if an external ignition source is present.
The remedy
Mercedes-Benz will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel filter, free of charge. The recall campaign is expected to begin in February 2013. Owners may contact Mercedes-Benz 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 470 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, gasoline. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Mercedes-Benz C300 recalls: 26 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz GLK350 recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz S63 recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz E350 recalls: 17 US campaigns
- Mercedes-Benz S550 recalls: 15 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V557, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v557/
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.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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The fingerprint of this notice
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 12V557 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
2033bfbe - Consequence
ba78a43a - 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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