The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·25V366000·Announced 2025-05-06

[pending] 2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQE 350+

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: NHTSA 25V366000.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Pending LLM scoring against the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2022-2025 S-Class, EQE SUV, EQE, EQS SUV and EQS vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. Software in the Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) may cause an incorrect external pedestrian warning sound while reversing. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid Electric Vehicles."

A vehicle that makes an incorrect sound may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of crash.

Dealers will update the AVAS software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 1, 2025. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2025070005.

The recalled product

Product
2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQE 350+
Brand
MERCEDES-BENZ
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Category
Vehicle — BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
Affected units
94

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (14)

  • EQE 350+
  • EQS 450+
  • EQE SUV 350 4MATIC
  • EQE SUV 350+
  • EQE SUV 500 4MATIC
  • EQS SUV 450 4MATIC
  • EQS SUV 450+
  • EQS SUV 580 4MATIC
  • EQS SUV 680 4MATIC
  • EQE 500 4MATIC
  • EQS 450 4MATIC
  • EQS 580 4MATIC
  • S 580 E 4MATIC
  • AMG EQE 53 4MATIC

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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