Mercedes Remembers The EQB EV For The Third Time To Attempt And Cease Battery Fires

• Mercedes-Benz is recalling sure EQB electrical crossovers over a battery hearth threat.
• Some automobiles have been already recalled on two separate events, the place a software program replace was put in to watch the batteries.
• That didn’t assist, although, so almost 12,000 automobiles within the U.S. can be getting new batteries.

The Mercedes-Benz EQB electrical crossover is being recalled for the third time in the USA as a result of its high-voltage battery would possibly catch hearth because of an inner quick circuit. In complete, the automaker is recalling 11,895 EQB EVs offered within the U.S., a few of which have already been a part of two separate remembers for a similar situation, however the fixes that have been utilized haven’t eradicated the problems, so now there’s a 3rd recall.

Final 12 months, the German automaker began making use of a software program replace to the affected automobiles, within the hopes that it could get rid of the foundation trigger, which had not been found when the primary battery-related recall was issued. Nevertheless, after additional evaluation, the automobile firm, together with China’s Farasis Power, which manufactured the defective batteries, discovered that the software program repair didn’t truly get rid of the issue.

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In consequence, almost 12,000 EQB EVs at the moment are getting recalled as soon as once morehowever this time, their high-voltage batteries can be changed freed from cost. Till this newest recall, Mercedes-Benz was about 74% achieved with updating the affected automobiles’ software program, based on official paperwork submitted to the Nationwide Freeway Visitors Security Administration.

The automobiles included on this newest recall are 2022 by 2024 fashions that have been manufactured between December 13, 2021, and Might 9, 2024. In keeping with the recall report issued by the NHTSA, a mix of manufacturing points found in early batteries and use circumstances might result in an inner quick circuit, which in flip would possibly result in “an elevated threat of a hearth.”

The doc mentions that sure battery cells aren’t as strong in opposition to completely different stress components as cells that have been manufactured later. Furthermore, if a brief circuit have been to occur, it could happen at a excessive state of cost, which is why Mercedes-Benz is advising house owners who haven’t had the earlier software program updates achieved to restrict charging to 80% and park outdoors till the high-voltage packs of their automobiles are changed.

The German automaker stated it’s conscious of two studies of fireplace in the USA associated to this situation, each of which occurred on automobiles which can be a part of this recall. Nevertheless, the corporate added that it has not obtained any studies of fires within the U.S. in automobiles which have had the software program replace achieved beforehand.

Late final 12 months, Mercedes-Benz discontinued the EQB crossover. Its substitute, the brand new GLB with EQ Expertisewill arrive at U.S. dealerships later this 12 months.