Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43 2016–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin LI72.00-P-073141 · NHTSA communication 11015566 · issued Mar 11, 2025
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2020
model years
28
vehicle entries
Official summary
Complaint Paint damage on door paneling in area of door handle (see picture 1). Cause Possible tolerance complaint regarding the door handle Remedy 1. Paint the affected area of the door paneling using the spot repair procedure in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications. 2. Replace door handle, ensuring that the door handle bearing bracket is installed correctly (see picture 2). Note: The optimized door handles are marked as shown in the illustration (see picture 3).
Vehicles covered
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC43
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63 S
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63S
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLC63S
- 2016 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE43
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE43
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE43
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE43
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz AMG GLE63S
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 300
- 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC300
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLC300
- 2018 Mercedes-Benz GLC 350 E
- 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC 350 E
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz GLC350E
- 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE450
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE450
- 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE63S
- 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLE63S
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.