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2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 electrical system problems

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 has 44 electrical system complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

44

Electrical System complaints

12%

Share of year

2

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Electrical System complaints by year

E350 electrical system complaints by model year44 complaints2003: 2 complaints2004: 1 complaints2005: 2 complaints2006: 24 complaints2007: 19 complaints2008: 18 complaints2009: 3 complaints2010: 21 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 19 complaints2013: 12 complaints2014: 44 complaints2015: 6 complaints2016: 9 complaints2017: 1 complaints
E350 electrical system complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

17V177000Electrical SystemMarch 14, 2017 · 51 units

Defect

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 AMG GT-S, GLC300, CLA250 and GLE300d 4Matic vehicles, 2013 C250, E350 BlueTec and G63 AMG vehicles, 2008-2014 C300 vehicles, 2013-2014 C300 4Matic and ML350 4Matic vehicles, 2009 C350 vehicles, 2014 CLS550, E350 4Matic, E350 Coupe 4Matic, E350 Wagon 4Matic, GLK350 and SL550 vehicles, 2012 CLS550 4Matic vehicles, 2012-2016 E350 vehicles, 2016-2017 GL450 4Matic vehicles, 2012-2014 ML350 4Matic BlueTec vehicles, 2015 S550, S550 4Matic and C300 4Matic Sedan vehicles, 2015-2016 C300 Sedan vehicles, and 2017 SL63 AMG vehicles. Various control units on these vehicles may have been updated with incorrect software, potentially affecting the correct deployment of the air bags in the event of a crash.

Consequence

If the air bags do not deploy as intended in the event of a crash, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.

Remedy

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will update software in the affected control units, free of charge. The recall began April 21, 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.

What owners report

While driving in stop and go traffic I heard a loud popping noise from the dash area and smoke started filling the cabin. I called a DC area dealer service dept and was told to exit the DC beltway and un plug the audio amplifier in the trunk left access door That stopped the popping noise and the…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Electrical System · December 23, 2024 · fire

Common questions

How many electrical system complaints does the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 have?

NHTSA has 44 complaints about the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 electrical system — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E350 electrical system?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the electrical system: 17V177000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.