NHTSA campaign 21V843000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Engine Control Module (ecu/Ecm) › Software

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 29, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 8,669. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2021 S580 and Maybach S580 vehicles. An engine control unit software error may cause a sudden engine stall, without the ability to restart the vehicle.

The risk

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will update the engine control unit software, free of charge. Owners notification letters were mailed on January 28, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.

1 model year covered

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2021 Mercedes-Benz S 580341602

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 21V843000.

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