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Mercedes-Benz 400E Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 38 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Mercedes-Benz 400E (1992–1993). The most-complained-about year is 1992.

2
safety recalls, all years
38
owner complaints, all years
1992
year with most recalls
1992
year with most complaints

Pick your Mercedes-Benz 400E model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1993 Mercedes-Benz 400E119
1992 Mercedes-Benz 400E219

What Mercedes-Benz 400E owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA. The 1992 model year has the most, with 19.

All Mercedes-Benz 400E recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercedes-Benz 400E, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Exhaust system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 94V004000 Reported 5,900 vehicles potentially affected MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.

    High ambient engine compartment temperatures are experienced after the vehicle is operated and then parked. If the vehicle is restarted a short time later and the charcoal canister is saturated with fuel, it is possible that fuel vapor may be expelled through the inlet vent line of the canister onto the electric auxiliary radiator fan…

    Remedy: Dealers will reposition the fuel vapor canister vent line away from the electric fan preresistor. In addition, the preresistor will have a larger heat shield and a fused wiring harness will be installed.

    Model years: 1992, 1993

  2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 92V083000 Reported 845 vehicles potentially affected MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.

    The plastic brake hydraulic hose from the automatic slip control unit was misrouted too close to the pre-resistor for the electric auxiliary engine cooling fan which becomes hot under certain conditions. This could cause the hose to melt and leak brake fluid onto the hot pre-resistor.

    Remedy: Replace and reroute any hose that may have been misrouted.

    Model years: 1992

Other Mercedes-Benz models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.