# NHTSA recall 16V308000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V308000
- Manufacturer: Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC.
- Reported: 2016\-05\-17
- Owners notified: 2016\-07\-29
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
- Units potentially affected: 136

## What is wrong

Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC \(MBUSA\) is recalling certain model year 2016 AMG GT S vehicles manufactured June 1, 2015 to July 24, 2015.  In affected vehicles, the adhesive bond between the carbon\-fiber driveshaft and the rear flange may fail, and as a result, there may be a loss of torque to the rear wheels.


## What can happen

If the adhesive bond fails and results in a loss of torque to the rear wheels, the vehicle operator may be unable to move the vehicle, or may experience deceleration if the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.


## The remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the carbon\-fiber driveshaft, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 29, 2016. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1\-800\-367\-6372.  MBUSA's number for this recall is 2016050008.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-01\-16
- Vehicles in the campaign: 136
- Reported remedied: 122 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 MERCEDES\-BENZ AMG GT S](/makes/mercedes-benz/amg-gt/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-06\-01 to 2015\-07\-24. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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