The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2025 G 550, G 580, and AMG G 63 vehicles. The vehicle's electronic stability program (ESP) may display an incorrect warning light during an ESP system failure. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 126, "Electronic Stability Control Systems," and 101, "Control and Displays."
The risk
An incorrectly displayed warning light can fail to alert the driver to critical safety information, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the ESP control unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed June 17, 2025. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. MBUSA's number for this recall is 2025050002.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 | 2025 |
| Mercedes-Benz G 550 | 2025 |
| Mercedes-Benz G 580 EV | 2025 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz AMG G63 | 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz G 550 | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz G 580 EV | 2025 | 2 | 3 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2025
6 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed 180 campaigns in all.
| 25V787000 14 Nov 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V594000 11 Sept 2025 | General Motors, LLC |
| 25V336000 22 May 2025 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 25V313000 9 May 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V154000 12 Mar 2025 | BMW of North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025