21V638000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An incorrect air bag may not function properly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
2016 MERCEDES BENZ E400
7 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints39
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 7
19V787000
COMMUNICATION
An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, increasing the risk of injury.
19V010000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
17V627000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
If the driver air bag inadvertently deploys, it can increase the risk of injury and a crash.
17V241000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
If water enters the power steering control unit, the power steering assist may be deactivated, increasing the risk of a crash.
16V899000
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
If the control unit pins lose connection, there would be a loss of electric power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash. The increase in pin contact resistance can also increase the risk of a fire, even while the vehicle is parked and ignition is off.
What owners report most
- 22AIR BAGS
- 4STEERING
- 2ENGINE
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1POWER TRAIN
- 1STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
- 1SUSPENSION
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 MERCEDES BENZ E400s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.