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Mercedes-Benz service campaign NCU - 2024100016

Mercedes-Benz filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Feb 28, 2026, received Nov 12, 2024, about the engine — 2 documents under this number. It names 12 model years (2019–2021). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.

What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication

Mercedes-Benz AG (“MBAG�), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that on certain MY 2019-2021 G-Class, S-Class and GT (463, 222 & 190 platforms) vehicles, the engine control unit software does not correspond to current production specifications. It is therefore possible that onboard diagnostics and/or exhaust gas emissions requirements may not be fulfilled. MBUSA will conduct a service campaign. An authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer will perform the ECU software update.

Kind Service campaign (also filed as Emissions) Manufacturer date Feb 28, 2026 Received by NHTSA Nov 12, 2024 Components Engine, Electrical System First dated Nov 9, 2024

Documents filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA id
NCU - 2024100016EmissionsFeb 28, 202611029055
NCU - 2024100016Service campaignNov 9, 202411010440

The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5; the full text comes from the manufacturer or a dealer. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. Quote it at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Model years it names

Source: as the manufacturer filed them

Also filed against model years this site has no page for: 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT S; 2019 Mercedes-Benz S 550; 2020 Mercedes-Benz S 550.

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Mercedes-Benz NCU - 2024100016 a recall?

No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.

Is the NCU - 2024100016 repair free?

A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.

Which vehicles does NCU - 2024100016 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 12 model years: 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, 2021 Mercedes-Benz G-Class, 2020 Mercedes-Benz G-Class, 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.