More than 1400 luxury electric cars have been recalled in Australia after the discovery of a serious battery fault that can result in the vehicles losing power while driving. The Transport Department issued the recall on Tuesday affecting 1465 Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold in Australia, some of which cost more than $200,000. The recall comes after the same battery fault was identified in China and the United States.
“A software issue in the battery management system may cause deactivation of the high-voltage battery,” the recall said. “A loss of propulsion whilst driving could increase the risk of an accident causing injury or death to vehicle occupants.” The German automaker issued a recall of EQE and EQS electric vehicles in the US over the same issue on May 28, and in China last week.