22V194000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
A detached thrust arm can cause a sudden loss of vehicle control, or cause the vehicle to pull to one side during emergency braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
2022 MERCEDES BENZ S 500
8 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2022 MERCEDES BENZ S 500 carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns8
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints39
Complaints citing a crash0
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 8
25V116000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
A brake fluid leak can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
23V880000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
23V445000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.
22V935000
STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD
Improper deployment of an air bag can increase the risk of injury.
22V189000
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Deactivated hands-off detection will prevent DISTRONIC system features from functioning, including warnings to grab the steering wheel and calling first responders as part of the Active Emergency Stop Assist, which can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
What owners report most
- 6FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
- 6ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 3FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 3FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 3VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 2FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
- 2STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2022 MERCEDES BENZ S 500s 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.