Mercedes-Benz is recalling 14,912 electric vehicles in the US to address a battery management system software issue that could cause loss of power.
Recalled vehicles include all versions of the EQS and EQE sedansas SUV EQS and SUV EQE, from model years 2023 to 2025, depending on variant. According to the recall document, these vehicles may have battery management software that “may not meet current manufacturing specifications and may result in high-voltage system shutdown in specific situations.” can”.
That specific situation is a “diagnostic data overflow” into the battery management system. Other onboard controllers may continuously send diagnostic requests to the battery management system, overloading its memory and triggering the opening of contractors that disconnect the battery pack from the powertrain.
Mercedes-Benz EQE 2024
The recall follows an investigation by Mercedes following reports of warning messages in the vehicle’s instrument cluster related to the battery pack, the first of which came from a dealership in Denmark in October 2023. The number of recalls is determined according to production records; According to Mercedes, all other examples of the EQS and EQE sedans and SUVs have software that “meets current production specifications.”
Owners of recalled vehicles will have to make an appointment with dealers to install updated battery management software for free. This fix cannot be performed via an over-the-air (OTA) update.
The rollout of EQ-branded dedicated electric vehicles to the United States begins with the EQS sedan, which launches in 2022. In 2025, Mercedes will enhance the EQS with Heat pump and better brakesand those factors are expected to spread to the rest of the electric vehicle lineup in the near future.
SUV Mercedes-Benz EQS 2024
However, the future of Mercedes electric vehicles is changing. Earlier this year they announced one delay EV target that would keep its internal combustion engine lineup intact “into the 2030s.” It is also said to have unplugged on one EV project expands scope has reached the testing stage with EQS-based prototypes.
Mercedes is also said to be in the process remove the EQ badge for electric vehicles, but it has yet to offer anything definitive. The closest hint we have to what could replace the EQ nomenclature is the company’s “G 580 with EQ Technology” badge. G-Class runs on electricity.
