NHTSA campaign 25V366000 · Manufacturer campaign 2025070005
Mercedes-Maybach and Mercedes Benz Recall 25V-366: Incorrect Pedestrian Warning Sound/FMVSS 141
NHTSA recall 25V366000 (Manufacturer campaign 2025070005) was reported by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC on June 5, 2025, with 94 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz EQE SUV 350 4Matic, Mercedes Benz EQE SUV 350+, Mercedes Benz EQE SUV 500 4Matic and more for model years 2022–2025. Owners were notified on August 1, 2025, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V366000 (also written 25V-366 or 25V366)
- Filed by
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2025070005
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 94 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Back Over Prevention — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 141
Repair completion: 70.21% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V366000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mercedes-Maybach
Mercedes-Maybach EQS SUV 680 4Matic
Mercedes Benz
Mercedes Benz AMG EQE 53 4Matic
Mercedes Benz EQE 350+
Mercedes Benz EQE 500 4Matic
Mercedes Benz EQE SUV 350 4Matic
Mercedes Benz EQE SUV 350+
Mercedes Benz EQE SUV 500 4Matic
Mercedes Benz EQS 450
Mercedes Benz EQS 450 4Matic
Mercedes Benz EQS 580 4Matic
Mercedes Benz EQS SUV 450 4Matic
Mercedes Benz EQS SUV 450+
Mercedes Benz EQS SUV 580 4Matic
Mercedes Benz S 580 E 4Matic
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V366000.
Defect description
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."
Safety consequence
A vehicle that makes an incorrect sound may fail to alert pedestrians of a reversing vehicle, increasing the risk of crash.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V366000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.