Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.: Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 14, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,618. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 B-Class Electric Drive vehicles manufactured November 21, 2013, to May 26, 2015. Due to a communication error within the electric drive system, the electric powertrain unit may shut down, temporarily immobilizing the vehicle and resulting in a loss of propulsion power.
The risk
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the electric drive system software, free of charge. The recall began on December 2, 2015. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz B 250e | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mercedes-Benz B 250e | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V655000.
Full record for the 2015 Mercedes Benz B-Class Electric → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →