1995 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1995 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
Total complaints15

What owners report

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

“Vehicle wiring harness burns and shorts due to insulation on wiring degrading causing failure of numerous electrical components. Unsafe to drive. *tr”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2012-10-01

“Engine of 1995 mercedes benz e320 station wagon misfired and stalled. Investigating the plugs and wiring harness found the harness had disintegrated and shorted out. *kb”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING · reported 2011-05-03

“Engine of 1995 mercedes benz e320 station wagon misfired and stalled. Investigating the plugs and wiring harness found the harness had disintegrated and shorted out. *kb”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · reported 2011-05-03

“Engine of 1995 mercedes benz e320 station wagon misfired and stalled. Investigating the plugs and wiring harness found the harness had disintegrated and shorted out. *kb”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD · reported 2011-05-03

“Vehicle not operating properly, blowing fuses, warning lights coming on, engine cooling fan not operating properly, and engine overheating. Inspection revealed that the insulation is severely deteriorated on the engine wire harness (mercedes benz part number 124-440-32-32). The insulation on…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2008-06-02

“The engine wiring harness and ea/cc/isc wiring insulation has badly deteriorated on my 1995 e300 due to heat fatigue from poor manufacturing. The decay has reached the point of leaving bare exposed wire within the harness. These wires make contact causing the engine to stall, surge, a/c compressor…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · reported 2008-03-10

“1995 mercedes-benz e300d wiring harness: temperature reading not accurate, though on the high side so I feel like the car is overheating but really not engine idle sensor inaccurate leading to reading of low rpm at idle and tachometer not always working other consequences: auxiliary fans motors…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2008-02-08

“Engine wiring harness sheathing/insulation is brittle, cracking, disintergrating and bare wires are exposed causing electrical and fuel delivery malfunctions. Vehicle losses power and revs high and low, causing challenging drivability of the automobile with sporadic downshifting anomalies.…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD · reported 2007-12-10
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 1995 Mercedes-Benz 300 Series as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.