1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E350. Owners have filed 217 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Mercedes-Benz dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2012 Mercedes-Benz E350. Check your E350 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 217 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E350, reporting 6 crashes, 1 fires, 5 injuries. Mercedes-Benz has issued at least 151 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Mercedes-Benz E350 owner complaints and bulletins, every year
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 217 complaints with NHTSA about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz E350. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE HEADED IN THE SAME DIRECTION.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11257736
“TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ E350. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V017000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11164989
“THE DRIVER SEAT PLASTIC/CHROME HANDLE. IS SEPARATING FROM THE PLASTIC THE CHROME HAS BECOME A SHARP PIECE OF METAL. WHEN I REACHED IN THE CAR IT CAUSED A 2.5 INCH LACERATION ON MY FOREARM, HAD TO HAVE SEVEN STITCHES, ANTIBIOTICS AND A TETANUS SHOT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11161495
“I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MERCEDES IN MARCH 2017 THAT MY VEHICLE NEEDS TO HAVE IT'S AIR BAG REPLACED. MY DEALER IN MERCEDES DEALER IN CALABASAS HAS HAD NO APPROVAL OR INSTRUCTIONS TO REPLACE THE BAG AT THAT TIME AND IS NOT REPLACING MY AIRBAG.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11043736
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 MERCEDES BENZ E350. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND ROLLED BACKWARDS BEFORE STOPPING INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT WHEN REVERSING.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10641320
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2012 Mercedes-Benz E350 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Mercedes-Benz dealer.