Mercedes-Benz E 350 Recalls

The Mercedes-Benz E 350 has 23 recalls spanning the 2020–2026 model years, with the most serious being a 2025 model year defect where a rear axle camber strut bracket can separate from the axle carrier, causing sudden loss of handling and control.

The 2024 model year carries several significant issues. A transmission wiring harness routed too close to the driveshaft can wear through and cut drive power without warning. Separately, improperly secured 12-volt and 48-volt ground connections in the wiring harness can overheat and start a fire. Defective 80-amp fuses on 2024 models can fail and cause a sudden loss of drive power or knock out critical systems including the airbags and instrument cluster. A software error in the MBUX multimedia system on 2024 vehicles can disable the automatic emergency braking function that applies the brakes in cross-traffic situations.

The 2025–2026 model years have an infotainment control unit that can reset while driving and blank out the instrument panel, taking the speedometer and warning lights with it.

The 2022–2023 model years share a fuel pump that can shut down and cut drive power while moving. On 2023 models, a software error can prevent the door exit warning system from alerting occupants to approaching vehicles when opening a door. The 2021–2022 heated leather steering wheel can lose its hands-off detection function, disabling driver attention warnings and the automatic emergency stop feature.

The 2021 model year has a cluster of occupant protection issues: loose side crash sensor connectors can delay airbag and seatbelt activation in a side impact, seatbelt pretensioners may not perform correctly in a crash, and the front passenger seat can be positioned too close to the airbag or lack a mechanical stop preventing it from moving outside the safe range relative to the airbag. Rear seatbelt retractors on 2021 models can release their automatic locking function early, preventing child safety seats from staying secured. The rearview camera and parking sensors on 2021 vehicles can fail together, leaving the driver without rear visibility or object detection while reversing. The 2020–2021 model years have a backup camera that can display a black screen due to a software fault, and the emergency crash notification system can fail to transmit an accurate vehicle location to first responders.

On 2020 models, loose turbocharger oil line fittings can leak oil onto hot engine or exhaust surfaces and start a fire, and a separate fuel injector issue carries the same fire risk through fuel leaking near ignition sources.