Park this vehicle outside, away from structures
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC has issued an interim safety instruction for this recall. Follow it. Nothing in a legal claim is worth a fire or a crash.
Mercedes-Benz · Recall 26V073000
Mercedes-Benz Recall 26V073000: Fire risk — park away from structures
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2023-2024 EQB 250+, 2022-2024 EQB 300 4MATIC, and EQB 350 4MATIC vehicles. The high voltage battery may fail internally and lead to a vehicle fire while parked or driving.
Recall 26V073000 at a glance
| NHTSA campaign number | 26V073000 |
| Manufacturer | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY |
| Vehicles affected | EQB 300 4MATIC, EQB 350 4MATIC |
| Model years | 2022 |
| Vehicles potentially affected | 11,895 |
| Reported to NHTSA | February 6, 2026 |
| Interim instruction | Park outside, away from structures |
What can go wrong
A vehicle fire while parked or driving can increase the risk of injury.
The fix — and whether it has actually arrived
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Also, owners are advised to only charge their vehicles to a maximum of 80% battery capacity until the remedy has been completed. Dealers will replace the high voltage battery, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed March 13, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available. This recall replaces recalls 25V050 and 25V894. Vehicles previously repaired under recall 25V050 or 25V894 will need to have the new remedy completed. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 13, 2026.
If the remedy is not available yet, or your dealer cannot tell you when the parts will arrive, ask for that in writing. A manufacturer that cannot repair your vehicle within a reasonable time is a manufacturer with a lemon law problem.
Your rights
Why a park-outside recall is different from an ordinary one
This is the strongest kind of recall for a California lemon law claim, and most owners do not realize it.
When Mercedes-Benz tells you to park your vehicle outside and away from buildings, it is not offering advice. It is stating, in writing, that your car may catch fire — and that it cannot currently make it safe. From the moment that letter arrives, you have a vehicle you cannot park in your own garage, cannot leave near your house, and cannot reasonably ask a neighbour to park beside.
California's Lemon Law asks whether a defect substantially impairs the vehicle's use, value, or safety. A car you have been instructed not to park where you live fails all three tests simultaneously — and it fails them today, not after some future repair attempt. This is why the usual objection (“but I have never taken it in for repairs”) carries much less weight here than owners assume.
A recall is not automatically a lemon. It is the manufacturer admitting a defect and offering to fix it free — that is the system working. A lemon law claim arises when the fix fails, the fix never comes, or the defect has already taken the use of your vehicle away from you.
What to do now
Check whether your Mercedes-Benz needs this recall
Not every Mercedes-Benz is affected by 26V073000. Enter your 17-digit VIN in NHTSA's free federal database to see whether this recall — and any others — are open on your exact vehicle.
Look up your VIN at NHTSA.govRecall 26V073000 — common questions
What is 26V073000?
26V073000 is a safety recall issued by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on February 6, 2026. Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2023-2024 EQB 250+, 2022-2024 EQB 300 4MATIC, and EQB 350 4MATIC vehicles. The high voltage battery may fail internally and lead to a vehicle fire while parked or driving.
Is my Mercedes-Benz included in recall 26V073000?
Not every Mercedes-Benz is affected. The recall covers 2022 EQB 300 4MATIC, EQB 350 4MATIC, but inclusion depends on the specific VIN. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to confirm whether your exact vehicle is covered.
Does recall 26V073000 make my Mercedes-Benz a lemon?
Strong. A fire-risk recall with a park-outside instruction impairs use, value and safety from the day the letter arrives — often without any repair history at all. If the remedy is delayed or the replacement parts are backordered, that is the profile of a buyback case.
What does it cost to have a lemon law attorney look at this?
Nothing. Case reviews are free, and under California's Song-Beverly Act the manufacturer pays your attorney's fees on a successful claim. You keep your recovery.
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