2024-2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE SUV 4MATIC recall: Insufficient Pedestrian Warning Sound/FMVSS 141
Report received by NHTSA: Dec. 1, 2025.
Built by the Tribune's code from NHTSA's official records. No AI wrote this page. Updated Nov. 6, 2026.
- What's recalled
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."
- The risk
Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Who's affected
1,899 vehicles potentially affected, according to NHTSA. Models: 2024-2025 Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE SUV 4MATIC.
- Compared with
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has 12 NHTSA recalls in 2026 so far, compared with 21 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
No earlier NHTSA recalls for these models in records since Nov. 1, 2016.
Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
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.
NHTSA's record, word for word
- Check it yourself
NHTSA's VIN lookup shows whether a specific vehicle has an open recall.
Models in this recall
- Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE SUV 4MATIC 2024-2025
The record as NHTSA published it
| NHTSA recall number | 25V830000 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Recall type | Vehicle |
| Component | BACK OVER PREVENTION |
| Report received by NHTSA | Dec. 1, 2025 |
| Potentially affected | 1,899 vehicles |
| Manufacturer's recall number | 2025120003 |
| “Do not drive” warning | No |
| Fire risk when parked (“park outside”) | No |
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall records (public domain). NHTSA's record