Mercedes-Benz E-Class Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns covering at least one Mercedes-Benz E-Class model year (1992–2006). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Mercedes-Benz E-Class recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 1992–2006
Campaign	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1999	2003	2004	2005	2006
08V303000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	covered
05V133000 Brake	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered
04V296000 Brake	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered
03V534000 Seat belt	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered
03V289000 Steering	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
00V388000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
98V256000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
96V058000 Engine	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
95V031000 Electrical	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 9 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2003–2006 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 08V303000 Filed Jul 7, 2008

INCORRECT SOFTWARE CALIBRATION NUMBER CODIFICATION

Electrical system

Repair progress not yet reported404 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 08V303000

Listed for 2003, 2004, 2005 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 05V133000 Filed Apr 1, 2005

SENSOTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL/HYDRAULIC BRAKE

Service brakes, hydraulic

Repair progress not yet reported204,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 05V133000

Listed for 2003, 2004, 2005 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 04V296000 Filed Jun 22, 2004

MERCEDES BENZ/SBC HYDRAULIC UNIT

Service brakes, hydraulic

Repair progress not yet reported143,387 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 04V296000

Listed for 2004 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 03V534000 Filed Dec 19, 2003

MERCEDES BENZ/SEAT BELT BUCKLES

Seat belts

Repair progress not yet reported4,348 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 03V534000

Listed for 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 03V289000 Filed Aug 7, 2003

MERCEDES-BENZ/STEERING GEAR BOLT/NUT

Steering

Repair progress not yet reported554 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 03V289000

Listed for 1997 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 00V388000 Filed Nov 28, 2000

MERCEDES-BENZ/SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT

Air bags · side/window

Repair progress not yet reported16,255 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 00V388000

Listed for 1999 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 98V256000 Filed Oct 14, 1998

MERCEDES-BENZ/WINDOW AIR BAG

Air bags · frontal

Repair progress not yet reported4,163 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 98V256000

Listed for 1996 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 96V058000 Filed Apr 4, 1996

MERCEDES/ENGINE:PULLEY:CRANKSHAFT

Engine and engine cooling · engine

Repair progress not yet reported149 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 96V058000

Listed for 1992–1995 Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 95V031000 Filed Feb 21, 1995

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Electrical system · wiring

Repair progress not yet reported50,000 vehicles potentially affected

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 95V031000

Where to next

Mercedes-Benz E-Class problems by yearModel overview →Which E-Class years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

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