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Mercedes-Benz · model years 2015–2025

Mercedes-Benz S-Class recalls

58 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's recall file cover at least one Mercedes-Benz S-Class from model years 2015–2025. Choose a year for the full defect, risk and remedy text.

NHTSA data through October 6, 2026 · Updated record date April 6, 2026

Recalls by model year

Only model years 2015–2027 with at least one campaign are shown. A year can be missing because no recall was filed under these model names, because the model was not sold that year, or because it is outside the covered range — use the live lookup for other years.

Systems most often involved

  • Electrical System15
  • Communication6
  • Fuel System, Gasoline6
  • Steering6
  • Seat Belts5
  • Structure5
  • Air Bags4
  • Engine And Engine Cooling4

Counts are campaigns that list at least one component in the system. A campaign can involve several systems.

All Mercedes-Benz S-Class campaigns

All recall campaigns for the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, newest first
NHTSA numberReportedComponentModel years
26V216000April 3, 2026Power Train › Driveline › Universal Joint2018, 2019, 2020
25V366000June 5, 2025Back Over Prevention › Warnings › External/Pedestrian Alert2025
25V255000May 12, 2025Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses And Circuit Breakers2023
25V129000February 28, 2025Electrical System › Propulsion System2023, 2024, 2025
25V116000February 24, 2025Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components2021, 2022, 2023
24V862000November 15, 2024Power Train › Driveline › Differential Unit2024
24V807000October 25, 2024Communication › Auto Crash Notification2021
24V704000September 20, 2024Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Engine Control Module (Ecu/ECM) › Software2021, 2022, 2023
24V115000February 16, 2024Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses And Circuit Breakers2023, 2024
23V880000December 21, 2023Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump2022, 2023
23V854000December 15, 2023Structure › Body › Roof And Pillars2015, 2016, 2017
23V445000June 26, 2023Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump2021, 2022, 2023
23V360000May 19, 2023Electronic Stability Control (ESC) › Control Module › Software2023
23V309000May 2, 2023Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery Thermal › Management › Software2023
23V200000March 24, 2023Electrical System2021
23V098000February 17, 2023Visibility › Fixed Panaramic Roof/Sky Light Assembly2021
22V935000December 16, 2022Structure › Interior Panels › Dashboard2022
22V493000July 11, 2022Back Over Prevention › Display Function2021
22V365000May 20, 2022Communication › Auto Crash Notification2019, 2020, 2021
22V214000April 1, 2022Steering › Column2021
22V194000March 28, 2022Power Train › Axle Assembly2022
22V189000March 25, 2022Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar2021, 2022
22V167000March 18, 2022Exterior Lighting › Back Up Lights2021
22V124000March 4, 2022Air Bags › Air Bag/Restraint Control Module2021
21V00J000December 27, 2021Communication › Auto Crash Notification2022
21V961000December 13, 2021Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System › Fuel Rail2020
21V931000November 29, 2021Electrical System › Software2021, 2022
21V843000October 29, 2021Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Engine Control Module (Ecu/ECM) › Software2021
21V789000October 11, 2021Air Bags › Air Bag/Restraint Control Module › Software2021
21V704000September 10, 2021Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump2021
21V527000July 12, 2021Air Bags › Sensor › Side Impact2020
21V197000March 19, 2021Structure › Body › Roof And Pillars2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
21V072000February 12, 2021Communication2017, 2018, 2019
21V058000February 5, 2021Communication › Auto Crash Notification2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
20V449000July 31, 2020Electrical System › Software2018, 2019
20V173000March 20, 2020Engine2018, 2019
20V048000January 27, 2020Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Turbo/Supercharger2018, 2019
19V915000December 20, 2019Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc2018
19V821000November 15, 2019Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline2018, 2019
19V787000November 1, 2019Communication2015, 2016, 2017
19V584000August 9, 2019Structure › Body › Roof And Pillars2019
19V540000July 19, 2019Forward Collision Avoidance › Sensing System › Radar2019
18V910000December 19, 2018Lane Departure › Lane Keep › Automatic Steering2018, 2019
18V908000December 19, 2018Lane Departure › Lane Keep › Steering Assist2018
18V839000November 27, 2018Seat Belts2019
18V607000September 11, 2018Lane Departure › Sensing System › Camera2018
18V407000June 15, 2018Electrical System2018
17V816000December 18, 2017Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch2017, 2018
17V714000November 14, 2017Steering › Electric Power Assist System2017
17V251000April 11, 2017Seat Belts › Pretensioner2017
17V177000March 14, 2017Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module-Inactive2015
16V899000December 14, 2016Steering › Electric Power Assist System2015, 2016
16V829000November 16, 2016Seat Belts2016, 2017
16V760000October 20, 2016Exterior Lighting › Headlights2016, 2017
15V796000November 24, 2015Electrical System2015
15V657000October 14, 2015Seat Belts › Front2015
15V652000October 14, 2015Electrical System › Software2015, 2016
15V647000October 13, 2015Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery2015

Campaigns are matched to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class by the model names NHTSA lists in each record. Methodology · Other Mercedes-Benz models