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Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGON

Routine recalls1 campaign, none flagged critical.
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All Recalls

1 campaign
1 recall💥 1 crash risk
Model year
Electrical
Dec 12, 2025
236 days ago

Your transmission wiring can damage and cause you to lose all engine power while driving.

Affected: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · 2025
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain AMG E 53 4MATIC+ WAGON vehicles. The transmission wiring harness may be routed too close to the front driveshaft, which can result in wiring harness damage and cause a loss of drive power.

Consequence

A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect the transmission wiring harness routing and repair it, if necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 6, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning December 19, 2025. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2026010001.

Full analysis: how to read the Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGON recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGON recall history

The Mercedes-Benz AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGON currently has 1 recall campaign indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall category for the AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGON in our dataset is electrical (1). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGON: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2025. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGON is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGON has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used AMG E 53 4MATIC WAGONbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Mercedes-Benz or any U.S. government agency.