2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz E350 has 2 recalls, both tied to crash risk: one where the electric power steering can lose assist and make the wheel significantly harder to turn, and one where incorrect software can cause loss of drive power, reduced exterior lighting, or failure of stability and traction control. The steering issue stems from pins in the power steering control unit losing their electrical connection, at which point the steering reverts to fully manual effort and becomes much heavier than expected. The software recall affects vehicles that may have received an incorrect software configuration during a prior service visit, which can trigger a range of failures across multiple vehicle systems at once.