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Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls

225 official recall campaigns for the Mercedes-Benz S-class, published by vehicle safety authorities in Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Israel and 5 more, covering model years 1995–2025. The most recent was issued in 2026 (7 that year). A recall applies to specific build dates and VINs, so check yours before assuming it's affected — or not.

Common Mercedes-Benz S-class recall issues

The parts and failures that come up most often in these campaigns.

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls by year

Showing the 200 most recent of 225 campaigns.

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2026 (7)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2025 (14)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2024 (14)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2023 (27)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2022 (49)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2021 (36)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2020 (11)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2019 (12)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2018 (7)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2017 (9)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2016 (6)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2015 (3)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2014 (2)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2013 (2)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls in 2012 (1)

Mercedes-Benz S-class recalls by country

CountryCampaignsOfficial recall check
🇬🇧 UK89 DVSA · registration or VIN lookup
🇩🇪 Germany39 KBA · recall database (Rückrufdatenbank)
🇹🇼 Taiwan35 —
🇫🇷 France15 RappelConso · recall notices
🇳🇿 New Zealand14 NZTA · recall search
🇮🇳 India13 —
🇮🇱 Israel12 —
🇸🇰 Slovakia4 EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇨🇦 Canada1 Transport Canada · VIN lookup
🇧🇬 Bulgaria1 EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts
🇺🇸 United States1 NHTSA · VIN lookup
🇬🇷 Greece1 EU Safety Gate · EU product alerts

How to check if your Mercedes-Benz S-class has a recall

A recall covers specific build dates and vehicle identification numbers (VINs), not every Mercedes-Benz S-class on the road. To see whether yours is affected:

  1. Look up your VIN or registration on the official recall checker for the country where the car is registered: DVSA (UK), KBA (Germany), RappelConso (France), NZTA (New Zealand), EU Safety Gate (Slovakia), Transport Canada (Canada).
  2. Ask an authorised Mercedes-Benz dealer: recall repairs are free, including on used cars and cars serviced elsewhere.
  3. Add the car to your watched vehicles on Recaller Book and get an email when a new campaign is published for it.

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