Mercedes-Benz bulletin NCU - 2026040001
What it saysMercedes-Benz AG (“MBAG”), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that on certain MY 2022 AMG GT (290 platform) vehicles, the Vehicle Emissions Control Information (VECI) label under the hood may not… NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Mercedes-Benz filed this with NHTSA as an emissions communication dated May 9, 2026, received May 12, 2026. It names 3 model years (2022). An emissions communication 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.
Get the next Mercedes-Benz AMG GT bulletin by email Weekly, only when something new is filed. Nothing else; one-click unsubscribe.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationPicked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.
Mercedes-Benz AG (“MBAG”), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz, has determined that on certain MY 2022 AMG GT (290 platform) vehicles, the Vehicle Emissions Control Information (VECI) label under the hood may not correspond to the certified classification. MBUSA will conduct an Emission Service Campaign. An authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer will replace the Vehicle Emission Control Information label on the affected vehicles.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCU - 2026040001 | Emissions | May 9, 2026 | 11032589 | PDF, 578 KB |
What the document itself lists
The manufacturer titles it “Emission Service Campaign Launch Notification”.
Part the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty |
|---|---|---|
| A 256 221 58 00 | Exhaust gas cleaning information label | — |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Mercedes-Benz’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. 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. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against model years this site has no page for: 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63; 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63 S.
A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
Email me new Mercedes-Benz bulletins for the AMG GT
A weekly email, sent only in a week when Mercedes-Benz files something new with NHTSA for the model you pick — service bulletins, campaigns, warranty extensions, over-the-air notices, every model year. Nothing else is sent; one-click unsubscribe in every message. Separate from recall alerts.
What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Mercedes-Benz, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Mercedes-Benz NCU - 2026040001 a recall?
No. A emissions communication 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 - 2026040001 repair free?
A emissions communication 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 - 2026040001 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT, 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63, 2022 Mercedes-Benz AMG GT63 S. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.