23V854000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
A detached roof panel can become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
2014 MERCEDES BENZ S550
5 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 36 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints36
Complaints citing a crash7
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 5 of 5
21V197000
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
The adhesive bonding of the front panel might deteriorate, possibly causing the front panel to detach from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
19V787000
COMMUNICATION
An inaccurate vehicle location may delay emergency responders, increasing the risk of injury.
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.
13V576000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
If the seat belt anchor comes loose, in the event of a crash, the occupant may not be properly secured, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 3STEERING
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 2POWER TRAIN
- 2AIR BAGS
- 2SEAT BELTS
- 2FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 2VISIBILITY/WIPER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2014 MERCEDES BENZ S550s 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.