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MERCEDES BENZ E400

2015 MERCEDES BENZ E400

7 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints18
Complaints citing a crash3
Complaints citing a fire0

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.

19V7870002019-11-01

COMMUNICATION

An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, 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.

16V8990002016-12-14

STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

If the control unit pins lose connection, there would be a loss of electric power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash. The increase in pin contact resistance can also increase the risk of a fire, even while the vehicle is parked and ignition is off.

15V0880002015-02-13

STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

If the rubber seal falls into the engine compartment, it may contact parts of the exhaust system, increasing the risk of a fire.

What owners report most

  • 8AIR BAGS
  • 3ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 1SERVICE BRAKES
  • 1STRUCTURE
  • 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 1ENGINE
  • 1LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2015 MERCEDES BENZ E400s 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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