Mercedes-Benz Amg G63, Mercedes-Benz G550, model years 2019 to 2021. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 17 February 2023. 26,116 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019-2021 G550 and AMG G63 vehicles. The front axle wiring harness may chafe against an oil cooler and become damaged, which can cause a loss of anti-lock brakes (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC).
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.
Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 2023030005. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 23V097 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 23V097 cover?
- Mercedes-Benz AMG G63, Mercedes-Benz G550, model years 2019-2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2019-2021 G550 and AMG G63 vehicles. The front axle wiring harness may chafe against an oil cooler and become damaged, which can cause a loss of anti-lock brakes (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC).
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A loss of anti-lock brakes or electronic stability control can increase the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will inspect and either install a protective sleeve or replace the front axle wiring harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2023. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2023030005.
- 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 2023030005, 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: “A loss of anti-lock brakes or electronic stability control can increase the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23V097 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Wiring |
| Reported to NHTSA | 17 February 2023 |
| Model years | 2019-2021 |
| Vehicles named | MERCEDES-BENZ AMG G63, MERCEDES-BENZ G550 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A loss of anti-lock brakes or electronic stability control can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and either install a protective sleeve or replace the front axle wiring harness, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 10, 2023. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2023030005.
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 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 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
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 23V097, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23v097/
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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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 23V097 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
74e1c3cd - Consequence
54b214d6 - 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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