NHTSA Campaign 15V351000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Issued by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. · Reported Jun 8, 2015 · 814 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (Mercedes) is recalling certain model year 2015 E250 BlueTec vehicles manufactured November 3, 2014, to December 15, 2014, E250 BlueTec 4Matic vehicles manufactured November 4, 2014, December 17, 2014, GLK250 vehicles manufactured November 13, 2014, to January 30, 2015, and 2015 ML250 BlueTec vehicles manufactured December 12, 2014, to February 9, 2015. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from around the chain tensioner gasket area.

Consequence

Leaking oil may drip onto a hot engine surface, increasing the risk of a fire. Additionally, the leaking oil may be a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Mercedes will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chain tensioner gasket, free of charge. The recall began on June 23, 2015. Owners may contact Mercedes customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Mercedes' number for this recall is 2015050005. Note: This is an expansion of NHTSA recall 14V-762.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
MERCEDES-BENZ E250 2015 814
MERCEDES-BENZ GLK250 2015 814
MERCEDES-BENZ ML250 2015 814

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V351000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.