Recall · 22V493000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 6 models over back over prevention
8,530
Vehicles covered
6
Models
6
Model years
July 11, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2022 AMG EQS53, EQS580, EQS450, 2021 S500, S580, and Maybach S580 vehicles. The rearview camera may not display the rearview image due to a software error in the MBUX multimedia system. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- What it can cause
- An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the MBUX multimedia system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 19, 2022. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2022080002.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-BenzAMG EQS53 | 2022 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzEQS450 | 2022 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzEQS580 | 2022 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzMaybach S580 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzS500 | 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzS580 | 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 8,530 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 78% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2021 to 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the back over prevention 7 times before this, most recently in April 2022 as 22V281000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 3 of the 6 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 73 complaints with NHTSA, 11 of them before this campaign was filed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 24 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V366000 (back over prevention), 25V116000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 24V807000 (communication), 24V704000 (engine and engine cooling).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC with NHTSA on July 11, 2022 as campaign 22V493000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2022-07-11.
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