NHTSA 25V830000Manufacturer no. 2025120003
Back Over Prevention › Warnings › External/Pedestrian Alert
- Report received by NHTSA
- December 1, 2025
- Owner notification
- January 12, 2026
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 1,899 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2024 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV
- December 8, 2022 – Not reported
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- AMG EQE SUV 4MATIC
Defect summary
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 AMG EQE SUV 4MATIC vehicles. The external pedestrian warning sound may not continuously increase in volume as vehicle speed increases, due to a software error. 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."
Safety risk
Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will update the Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 12, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 5, 2025. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2025120003.
Source: NHTSA recall 25V830000, filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov