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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.

DVSA referenceR/2025/106
Launched17 April 2025
MakeMercedes-Benz (listed as MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LTD)
Manufacturer referenceSRPC2500 / 5496507 SRPC2522 / 5496605
Vehicles listed5,806

Models

ModelVehiclesBuilt fromBuilt to
EQA5,80322 September 202130 July 2024
EQB310 September 202326 October 2023

Concern

SRPC2500 – Update battery management system control unit software

Defect, as DVSA words it

Mercedes-Benz AG has determined that on certain EQA (243 platform) vehicles a risk of fire of the high-voltage battery (EB330) cannot be ruled out.

Remedy, as DVSA words it

As a remedy Mercedes-Benz AG via its Mercedes-Benz service partners will update the software of the battery management system on the affected vehicles. Until this remedy becomes available customers are instructed to charge their vehicle's battery only to a maximum of 80%.

What changed since we first read it

Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.

The same recall in other registers

CanadaTransport Canada recall 2025700, 18 December 2025

Matched through the manufacturer's own reference (5496605), which the registers share. See the same recall, Britain and America.

Check this recall on the DVSA service

Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 4 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read once. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.

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