# NHTSA recall 15V655000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 15V655000
- Manufacturer's number: 2015100005
- Manufacturer: Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC.
- Reported: 2015\-10\-14
- Owners notified: 2015\-12\-02
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 2618

## What is wrong

Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC \(MBUSA\) is recalling certain model year 2014\-2015 B\-Class Electric Drive vehicles manufactured November 21, 2013, to May 26, 2015.  Due to a communication error within the electric drive system, the electric powertrain unit may shut down, temporarily immobilizing the vehicle and resulting in a loss of propulsion power.


## What can happen

A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update the electric drive system software, free of charge.  The recall began on December 2, 2015.  Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1\-800\-367\-6372.


## Notes

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.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2017\-04\-28
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2618
- Reported remedied: 2449 \(93%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2014 MERCEDES BENZ B\-CLASS ELECTRIC](/makes/mercedes-benz/b-class/2014/recalls.md). Built 2013\-11\-21 to 2015\-05\-26. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2015 MERCEDES BENZ B\-CLASS ELECTRIC](/makes/mercedes-benz/b-class/2015/recalls.md). Built 2013\-11\-21 to 2015\-05\-26. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- 2014 MERCEDES\-BENZ B 250E
- 2015 MERCEDES\-BENZ B 250E

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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