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MERCEDES BENZ E350

2012 MERCEDES BENZ E350

7 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 260 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints260
Complaints citing a crash8
Complaints citing a fire1

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 7

21V6380002021-08-13

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

An incorrect air bag may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

19V0100002019-01-09

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

17V6270002017-10-06

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.

17V1770002017-03-14

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE

If the air bags do not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

17V0170002017-01-10

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

12V5570002012-12-03

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

If the fuel filter flange cracks, it will leak fuel which may lead to a fire if an external ignition source is present.

What owners report most

  • 83AIR BAGS
  • 27FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 20ENGINE
  • 19SERVICE BRAKES
  • 17UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 16ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 13SUSPENSION
  • 9POWER TRAIN

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2012 MERCEDES BENZ E350s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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