As Mercedes-Benz’s first major push into electric cars, the 2022 EQS has a lot riding on its wheel arches. And so far, the luxury EV has held up under the pressure of expectations. However, no car or car company is immune to issues. Late last year, Mercedes issued an EQS recall over potential infotainment-related distractions. Now, it’s rounding up a smaller EQS batch over something even more serious: fire risks.
Mercedes issues a 2022 EQS recall because the ‘S’ might stand for ‘scorching’
As it’s an EV with a large-capacity lithium-ion battery pack, electrical safety is even more important to the Mercedes EQS than, say, an S-Class. Hence why Mercedes issued this recall when it noticed something amiss with one of the car’s ground connections. Or rather, with a ground connection and a related…