{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"15V655000","date":"2015-10-14","owner_notified":"2015-12-02","manufacturer":"Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","summary":"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.","consequence":"A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.","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.","mfr_campaign":"2015100005","part_number":null,"units":2618,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2017-1","period_to":"2017-1","submitted":"2017-04-28","involved":2618,"remedied":2449,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":93,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2014,"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"B-CLASS ELECTRIC","vehicle_id":"2014_mercedes-benz_b-class","match":"base","built_from":"2013-11-21","built_to":"2015-05-26"},{"year":2015,"make":"MERCEDES BENZ","model":"B-CLASS ELECTRIC","vehicle_id":"2015_mercedes-benz_b-class","match":"base","built_from":"2013-11-21","built_to":"2015-05-26"},{"year":2014,"make":"MERCEDES-BENZ","model":"B 250E","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2015,"make":"MERCEDES-BENZ","model":"B 250E","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/15V655000"}