NHTSA campaign 25V830000 · Manufacturer campaign 2025120003
Mercedes Benz Recall 25V-830: Insufficient Pedestrian Warning Sound/FMVSS 141
NHTSA recall 25V830000 (Manufacturer campaign 2025120003) was reported by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC on December 1, 2025, with 1,899 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz AMG EQE SUV 4Matic for model years 2024–2025. Owners were notified on January 12, 2026, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 25V830000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V830000 (also written 25V-830 or 25V830)
- Filed by
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2025120003
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,899 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Back Over Prevention — Warnings — External/Pedestrian Alert
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 141
Repair completion: 83.25% (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 25V830000. 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 Benz
Mercedes Benz AMG EQE SUV 4Matic
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V830000.
Defect description
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 consequence
Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer 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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V830000
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.