Recall
Mercedes-Benz recalls 30,064 vehicles: front brake hoses may rupture
Check your VIN: dealers will replace the front brake hoses free of charge on certain S 500, S 580, Maybach, S 580 E and AMG S 63 E Performance models, and owner letters are expected to be mailed Nov. 27, 2026.
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Key numbers
Units potentially affected as filed with NHTSA
- Crash risk
- Model years
- 2022–2025
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V-638
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Is your car affected?
For open (unrepaired) recalls on your car, enter its 17-character VIN in NHTSA's lookup by VIN.
Recall at a glance
- Vehicles
- Certain 2022-2025 S 500 4MATIC, Maybach S 580 4MATIC, Maybach S 680 4MATIC and S 580 4MATIC; 2023-2025 S 580 E 4MATIC; 2024-2025 AMG S 63 E Performance [1]
- Problem
- The front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid [1]
- Risk
- A brake fluid leak can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash [1]
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the front brake hoses, free of charge [1]
- Owner letters
- Expected to be mailed Nov. 27, 2026 [1]
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V-638 (26V638000) [1]
- Report received by NHTSA
- Oct. 2, 2026 [1]
- Expands earlier recall
- 25V-116 (25V116000), 20,339 units, owner letters mailed April 25, 2025 [2]
- MBUSA customer service
- 1-800-367-6372 [1]
What to do
Watch for a letter from Mercedes-Benz. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Nov. 27, 2026.
The repair is done at a dealer, free of charge. The NHTSA record does not list it as an over-the-air update.
You can call MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
For general recall questions, you can also call NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
The NHTSA record does not carry a "park it" or "park outside" advisory for this recall.
If you are shopping for a used Mercedes-Benz or Maybach from these model years, run its VIN through a recall check before you buy.
What happened
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2022-2025 S 500 4MATIC, Maybach S 580 4MATIC, Maybach S 680 4MATIC and S 580 4MATIC vehicles. The recall also covers certain 2023-2025 S 580 E 4MATIC and 2024-2025 AMG S 63 E Performance vehicles.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) lists 30,064 vehicles as potentially affected across the whole campaign.
According to the NHTSA recall record, the front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid. A brake fluid leak can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
NHTSA received the report on Oct. 2, 2026, and lists it as campaign 26V-638 (26V638000). NHTSA files the problem under hydraulic service brakes, foundation components.
This recall expands an earlier one, NHTSA recall 25V-116. That recall, reported to NHTSA on Feb. 24, 2025, covered certain 2021-2022 S 500, Maybach S 580 4MATIC, 2021-2023 S 580 4MATIC, 2022 S 680 4MATIC and 2023 S 580e 4MATIC vehicles, with 20,339 units listed as potentially affected.
The earlier recall described the same problem: the front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid. Owner letters for it were mailed April 25, 2025, and MBUSA's number for that recall is 2025030007.
Is my car affected?
Enter your 17-character VIN in our free recall check at /vin-check/ or on NHTSA.gov. NHTSA's record says VINs in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on Oct. 9, 2026.
Not every vehicle of these models and years is included: MBUSA says it is recalling certain vehicles. A VIN check is the way to know for sure.
Repairs under this recall are free: the record says dealers will replace the front brake hoses free of charge.
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Sources
All 2 are primary sources, accessed 2026-10-12.
Corrections
- : This page showed a "Park outside" badge in error. NHTSA's record for this recall has no park-outside advisory, as the article said. The badge came from our page template, not the source, and has been removed.
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