4.5L, 6.2L and 8.2L Mercury MerCruiser Engines

Official notice

25 Mar 2021

Last checked

25 Mar 2021

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns 4.5L, 6.2L and 8.2L Mercury MerCruiser Engines. If the engine is disabled, it is possible that the boat could become stranded. This could increase the risk of accident or injury. Published 2021-03-25.

What to do now

Consumers should stop using their boat. Owners of affected engines have been contacted in writing to request that they contact an authorised Mercury MerCruiser dealer to schedule a service appointment. Please mention Mercury MerCruiser Service Bulletin 20-09. To locate your nearest Mercury dealer visit https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/au/find-a-dealer/ For further information, contact Mercury Marine Customer Service on 03 9791 5822 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm AEST) or by email at merc.info@mercmarine.com

Recall number

4f8fe5d7-dd06-4a69-a4ae-01759f579538

Official notice

2021-03-25

The hazard

If the engine is disabled, it is possible that the boat could become stranded. This could increase the risk of accident or injury.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the product name and identifiers below with the item you own. Follow the official notice if they match.

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Affected products

Product 1

Mercury Mercruiser Sterndrive, Inboard and Towsport Marine Engines: 4.5L V6 MerCruiser Serial number range affected: 2A681231 – 2A684857 6.2L V8 MerCruiser Serial number range affected: 2A681231 – 2A684857 8.2L MerCruiser Base and High Output Serial number range affected: 2A681231 – 2A684857

Risk / hazard

If the engine is disabled, it is possible that the boat could become stranded. This could increase the risk of accident or injury.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Boat parts and accessories

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

4f8fe5d7-dd06-4a69-a4ae-01759f579538

Classification

Boat parts and accessories

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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