The defect
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2022-2025 S 500 4MATIC, Maybach S 580 4MATIC, Maybach S 680 4MATIC, S 580 4MATIC, 2023-2025 S 580 E 4MATIC, and 2024-2025 AMG S 63 E Performance vehicles. The front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid.
The risk
A brake fluid leak can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the front brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 27, 2026. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 25V116. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 9, 2026.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S 63 E 4MATIC+ | 2024, 2025 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 E 4MATIC | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 580 4MATIC | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 680 4MATIC | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
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 S 63 E 4MATIC+ | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz AMG S 63 E 4MATIC+ | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC | 2022 | 21 | 9 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 500 4MATIC | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC | 2022 | 25 | 8 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC | 2023 | 3 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC | 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 4MATIC | 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 E 4MATIC | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 E 4MATIC | 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Benz S 580 E 4MATIC | 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 580 4MATIC | 2022 | 1 | 7 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 580 4MATIC | 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 580 4MATIC | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 580 4MATIC | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 680 4MATIC | 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 680 4MATIC | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 680 4MATIC | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Mercedes-Maybach S 680 4MATIC | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2026
17 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC filed 180 campaigns in all.
| 26V466000 20 Jul 2026 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 26V467000 20 Jul 2026 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 26V443000 8 Jul 2026 | KTM North America, Inc. |
| 26V414000 30 Jun 2026 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 26V359000 3 Jun 2026 | Aston Martin The Americas |
| 26V293000 8 May 2026 | Taizhou Qianxin Vehicle Co. Ltd |
| 26V240000 15 Apr 2026 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 26V234000 13 Apr 2026 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026