The 2017 Mercedes-Benz E550 has 5 recalls, the most serious involving the airbags: the driver airbag can deploy without warning, and a separate defect means the passenger airbag inflator can explode and send metal fragments into the cabin.
On the restraint side, there is also a recall where the front passenger airbag or pelvis airbag may fail to deploy in a crash, leaving occupants without full protection. Under the vehicle, insufficient clearance between the left catalytic converter and a composite underbody panel can cause the panel to melt and potentially start a fire; this affects certain vehicles built during a specific production window in 2016. The fifth recall involves the automatic crash notification system, which can transmit the wrong location to emergency responders after a collision.