Yet another EQB battery recall
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Yet another EQB battery recall
Looks like the firmware update recall was not successful and this new recall requires a complete battery replacement and involves all 2022-2024 EQBs---and not just the subgroup for some 2022-2023 EQBs that already has a pending recall for replacement.
https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/me...for-eqb-fires/
https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/me...for-eqb-fires/
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Typical to write this sentence when you are from Detroit and fear the EV Revolution.
From the Carscoops Article <Another day, another fire-related recall involving an electric vehicle. This has become a common occurrence.> BS
Fear mongering.
Otherwise a good Article to inform EQB Owners that there might be a Battery swap coming. I just got rid of my EQB to Mercedes and took a huge 68% loss. I did not want to wait until the Fire or the eventual Battery Swap with the car in the Shop probably for Weeks. I have more trust in the EQE SUV I drive now and must say this is a huge difference in Car.
Typical to write this sentence when you are from Detroit and fear the EV Revolution.
From the Carscoops Article <Another day, another fire-related recall involving an electric vehicle. This has become a common occurrence.> BS
Fear mongering.
Otherwise a good Article to inform EQB Owners that there might be a Battery swap coming. I just got rid of my EQB to Mercedes and took a huge 68% loss. I did not want to wait until the Fire or the eventual Battery Swap with the car in the Shop probably for Weeks. I have more trust in the EQE SUV I drive now and must say this is a huge difference in Car.
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My dealer says the recall replacement is scheduled to go live on December 30. That's right, 10 1/2 months from now. Until then, I'm supposed to park outdoors away from structures which means I functionally cannot use my car.
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Just 4 lease payments to go on my POS '23 EQB300 I've written about extensively on this and other forums. Now the latest battery recall. I've asked my dealer to advocate for me with MBUSA just to take the thing back right now. Doubt I will get anywhere but it is also a test to see if my dealer's sales and management teams are as helpful resolving a seriously defective vehicle as they are when selling/leasing the vehicle. I sincerely doubt it. But I intend to get in their face about it.
I just want the thing out of my life.
I just want the thing out of my life.
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Hi,
Interesting is also that they put mine right back on the Lot to sell, after I traded it in for an EQE. It is clearly stated in RED that these can not be sold until Recall has been resolved. In all Fairness, at that time there was only the SW Update remedy out. Who knows if they did that after the trade in.
Interesting is also that they put mine right back on the Lot to sell, after I traded it in for an EQE. It is clearly stated in RED that these can not be sold until Recall has been resolved. In all Fairness, at that time there was only the SW Update remedy out. Who knows if they did that after the trade in.
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Talked to my local dealer. He read the initial announcement and it may not be a full battery replacement, but to look at the screw and potentially replace those parts.
I think more explicit details are still yet to come but I’m actually doubting that a brand new battery would be in store.
I think more explicit details are still yet to come but I’m actually doubting that a brand new battery would be in store.
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The MB notice to dealers as well as the recall notice posted on mbusa.com/recall say nothing about replacing a screw. Your dealer doesn't seem to be reading the same announcement that is posted.
And, as I said, over a year ago a different dealer service than where I leased my vehicle said the only remedy is to replace the battery. MB turned down their assessment to replace battery.
The only reasonable solution here is for MB to take back all of those 11,000+ vehicles and either repair them or crush them. Yes, a big write-down for MB. But having to replace batteries in an entire product line is serious.
And, as I said, over a year ago a different dealer service than where I leased my vehicle said the only remedy is to replace the battery. MB turned down their assessment to replace battery.
The only reasonable solution here is for MB to take back all of those 11,000+ vehicles and either repair them or crush them. Yes, a big write-down for MB. But having to replace batteries in an entire product line is serious.
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^ ^ ^
Note that there are currently TWO different EQB battery replacement recalls in the USA.
One is due to improperly installed screws on the main battery bus (this only affects several hundred EQBs) and then there is the latest one that affects virtually all the rest after the battery software update recall was insufficient.
Either way, the prescribed fix is the same: battery replacement.
Owners can find out what group they are in by checking their VIN on NHTSA.gov, not that it matters if the solution is the same.
Note that there are currently TWO different EQB battery replacement recalls in the USA.
One is due to improperly installed screws on the main battery bus (this only affects several hundred EQBs) and then there is the latest one that affects virtually all the rest after the battery software update recall was insufficient.
Either way, the prescribed fix is the same: battery replacement.
Owners can find out what group they are in by checking their VIN on NHTSA.gov, not that it matters if the solution is the same.
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I am in the group that requires battery replacement, not the screw+battery replacement.
Pressing my dealer to advocate to MB to forgive last 4 least payments and take the clunker back. I'll get nowhere with it, of course, but will have fun trashing MB on social media. Purely non-rational and cathartic.
Pressing my dealer to advocate to MB to forgive last 4 least payments and take the clunker back. I'll get nowhere with it, of course, but will have fun trashing MB on social media. Purely non-rational and cathartic.
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Looks like the firmware update recall was not successful and this new recall requires a complete battery replacement and involves all 2022-2024 EQBs---and not just the subgroup for some 2022-2023 EQBs that already has a pending recall for replacement.
https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/me...for-eqb-fires/
https://www.carscoops.com/2026/02/me...for-eqb-fires/
Last edited by joyebadejo; Feb 22, 2026 at 01:06 PM.
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But in the USA, the total number of affected vehicles (per NHTSA documents) would suggest either the entire production run, or a very, very small pool of unaffected cars. (Perhaps a different battery supplier?)
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Correct. With over 11+ vehicles recalled in the US and with the limited sales success of the EQB, sounds like all or virtually all of the production run. MB has to bit the bullet on this one just as Ford took a significant write-down in its retrenchment from the EV marketplace.
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First, are you in the USA? I should have been more clear this series of recalls is happening in the USA while different markets are being handled differently and on different timelines.
But in the USA, the total number of affected vehicles (per NHTSA documents) would suggest either the entire production run, or a very, very small pool of unaffected cars. (Perhaps a different battery supplier?)
But in the USA, the total number of affected vehicles (per NHTSA documents) would suggest either the entire production run, or a very, very small pool of unaffected cars. (Perhaps a different battery supplier?)
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For me I had the software update first. Now it's the full battery replacement. Dealer called and said Mercedes corporate will give me a good deal to buy another vehicle from them. Too bad I sold it. I wonder if I'm still eligible for the class action.
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After speaking at length with my sales rep, GM at dealership spoke with someone high-up at MBUSA. GM reports that MB'sposition is that they have identified a problem which has a remedy and that the vehicles are still driveable. Their position is they will not take back any EQB's since they have identified a remedy despite not having a precise timeline for remedy. Definitely smells like classic action suit to me but those things take so long to wind through the courts that it is not a realistic solution. With 4 lease payments remaining, the best I can do is after the next payment be eliigible for the pull-ahead, meaning I need to lease another Mercedes. Or wait until the end of the lease in July and just turn it in. So at the moment trying to locate a GLC350e since I've only got 3 weeks and 1 payment until enter the pull-ahead period. What I really want is a MBW iX but wife is totally sour on EV's. Interesting that none of the brokers I've contacted have any 350e's from their sources. And there just aren't that many of them around. Even fewer 450e's. Not very happy with my options now...
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Well you are still better off than the couple of million folks dealing with bad engines that seem to be an issue with recent ICE vehicles. I think there have been about 1 million vehicles recalled in the US so far, and we are no where near seeing the end of these recalls. Several houses have been burned down by these engines catching fire while the cars are parked in the garage and there have been a number of casualties due to sudden failures while driving.
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Perhaps it is time for all of these manufacturers to assume some responsibility for vehicle fires and, if anything, go after the suppliers of defective products rather than leaving the consumer on the hook assuming potential but documented risks.
Certainly between the failure of my lemon law case and Mercedes' response to the battery recall, I've soured on Mercedes. But you correctly point out that's how all auto makers act.
Certainly between the failure of my lemon law case and Mercedes' response to the battery recall, I've soured on Mercedes. But you correctly point out that's how all auto makers act.
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The ICE engine issues we are facing now seem to be a combination of attempts to push engine technology to the limit (HP to weight, displacement), manufacturing issues with very tight tolerances, and supply chain changes due to COVID. It is a mess, and will take a while before all the defects are found. In some cases there are not fixes available and engines are being swapped with the same model/design because of this (that is, swap engines until you get one that works).
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The ICE engine issues we are facing now seem to be a combination of attempts to push engine technology to the limit (HP to weight, displacement), manufacturing issues with very tight tolerances, and supply chain changes due to COVID. It is a mess, and will take a while before all the defects are found. In some cases there are not fixes available and engines are being swapped with the same model/design because of this (that is, swap engines until you get one that works).
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Got the official recall notice today. But now really doesn't matter since I ordered a GLC350e a couple of weeks ago. Then we actually found one equipped almost the way I wanted it except for color and a minor option or two. So at Baltimore VPC and hopefully on a carrier the end of this week. 3 payments to go on the EQB and dealer will take it as step-up program. So the battery is Mercedes' problem now. Went with350e because wife adamantly refuses another EV and she has had such wonderful experience with her Rav4 Prime. Personally I wanted an iX but we could come to uneasy truce on the 350e. Technology is newer than 450e which will get facelift for 2027 and more advanced than BMW x5 plug in.
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You’re still in a better position than many people facing engine problems with some recent ICE vehicles Around a million vehicles have already been recalled in the U.S and it looks like more recalls could still happen.
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You are right about the ICE vehicles. My daughter had a ‘20 GLB. After one year I had the cylinder head replaced, well known valve seat problem on M260/264 engines. We traded it for a ‘22 GLC, at that time I thought M264 is a different engine, it’s the same. A few months back I had the cylinder head replaced. All in warranty however very bad turbocharged engines. I cannot understand why they try to force higher combustion pressures on puny 4 cylinder when they had such a great legacy with V6 and V8, see M112/113.
