Mercedes-Benz has recalled 6,247 G-Class SUVs from model year 2025 because they may provide inaccurate warnings if their stability control systems fail.
The company tells federal safety regulators that, in the event of a stability control problem, certain safety functions like antilock braking would be deactivated. “The driver would be made aware of the issue via warning telltales in the instrument cluster, however, the displayed warning telltales might not accurately represent the deactivated function.”
That could contribute to an accident, as the driver might not understand how the car’s behavior will change.
Mercedes blames a software issue for the problem, so dealers have a simple remedy. They’ll update the software to fix it.
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