Recall · 25V255000
Mercedes-Benz USA recalled 20 models over electrical system
443
Vehicles covered
20
Models
23
Model years
May 12, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
- The defect
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2023-2024 C-Class, E-Class, S-Class, SL, GLC, EQE SUV, EQE, EQS SUV, and EQS vehicles that were incorrectly repaired under recall 24V-115. An incorrect fuse box that was not designed for the vehicle may have been installed.
- What it can cause
- An incorrect fuse box can result in a sudden loss of drive power or a loss of critical safety functions such as the restraint systems or instrument cluster, increasing the risk of a crash or injury. Additionally, there could be an increased risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the main fuse boxes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2025. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2025050003/4.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to 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-Benz AMG C43 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG EQE 53 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG EQS 53 4Matic | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG SL43 | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG SL55 4Matic+ | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG SL63 4Matic+ | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz C 300 | 2023 | 2023 |
| Mercedes-Benz EQE 350 4Matic | 2023 | 2023 |
| Mercedes-Benz EQE 500 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV 350 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV 500 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz EQS 450 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz EQS 450+ | 2023 | 2023 |
| Mercedes-Benz EQS 580 4Matic | 2023 | 2023 |
| Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 580 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 | 2023 to 2024 | 20232024 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 500 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 E 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 680 4Matic | 2023 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 443 vehicles this is a small campaign: 50% of the 18,653 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one are as large or larger. The middle campaign among them covers 468. It covers model years 2023 to 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 73 times before this, most recently in April 2025 as 25V240000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 7 of the 23 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 151 complaints with NHTSA, 104 of them before this campaign was filed. 57 of those name the electrical system, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in December 2022, 2 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 25 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V638000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 26V481000 (latches/locks/linkages), 25V533000 (steering), 25V365000 (exterior lighting).
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 May 12, 2025 as campaign 25V255000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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