2005 Mercedes-Benz E Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz E. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
3
AIR BAGS
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
Total complaints5

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Filled fuel tank , came home ,parked in garage and noticed a strong fuel smell. Fuel was leaking on floor and I have to leave it outside now. *tr”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE · reported 2014-03-04

“I recently bought a used 2005 mercedes e320 with 126.3k miles. At time of transaction, car had half a tank of fuel only. Couple days later, when I went to refuel, I filled up tank all the way to top, I drove home and as soon as I exited car, I could smell a very strong odor of gasoline inside car…”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE · reported 2014-02-17

“After filling up the fuel tank with gasoline, I smell an odor of gas until the tank is down to about 3/4 full. *tr”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE · reported 2014-02-02

“Srs system malfunction. *tr”

AIR BAGS · reported 2013-01-07

“While driving at approximately 50 mph, the sbs system warning light came on along with loss of most braking ability. I managed to stop the car, turn around and return about 8 miles to my home in "limp home" mode. There was no warning whatsoever. I then call the mb dealership which sent a truck to…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2010-03-02

Defect investigations

Investigation PE10017 Opened 2010-05-14 · closed 2010-11-24

Driver Air Bag Circuit High Resistance

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has reported a high number of warranty claims for air bag warning lamp illumination due to a diagnostic fault code 9103 or 9123 indicating a high resistance in the driver's frontal air bag firing circuit.MBUSA's testing and evaluation have shown that this condition is the result of a faulty…

Investigation PE10017 Opened 2010-05-14 · closed 2010-11-24

Driver Air Bag Circuit High Resistance

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has reported a high number of warranty claims for air bag warning lamp illumination due to a diagnostic fault code 9103 or 9123 indicating a high resistance in the driver's frontal air bag firing circuit.MBUSA's testing and evaluation have shown that this condition is the result of a faulty…

Investigation PE10017 Opened 2010-05-14 · closed 2010-11-24

Driver Air Bag Circuit High Resistance

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has reported a high number of warranty claims for air bag warning lamp illumination due to a diagnostic fault code 9103 or 9123 indicating a high resistance in the driver's frontal air bag firing circuit.MBUSA's testing and evaluation have shown that this condition is the result of a faulty…

Investigation PE10017 Opened 2010-05-14 · closed 2010-11-24

Driver Air Bag Circuit High Resistance

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has reported a high number of warranty claims for air bag warning lamp illumination due to a diagnostic fault code 9103 or 9123 indicating a high resistance in the driver's frontal air bag firing circuit.MBUSA's testing and evaluation have shown that this condition is the result of a faulty…

Investigation PE10017 Opened 2010-05-14 · closed 2010-11-24

Driver Air Bag Circuit High Resistance

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) has reported a high number of warranty claims for air bag warning lamp illumination due to a diagnostic fault code 9103 or 9123 indicating a high resistance in the driver's frontal air bag firing circuit.MBUSA's testing and evaluation have shown that this condition is the result of a faulty…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz E as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.