2006 Mercedes-Benz E550 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2006 Mercedes-Benz E550. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel/propulsion system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
TIRES
1
Total complaints2

What owners report

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

“When the fuel tank is filled there is a strong smell of fuel under the drivers side rear wheel base and in the passenger compartment with on occasion a small leakage of fuel on the floor. I have searched the internet and found similar problems on several w211 cars. I contacted the dealership on…”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2010-12-14

“Dear sir/madam, I have a serious complaint against the continental contiprocontact tires that came with my mercedes benz e550 and also the new ones I recently purchased. The car has only 20k miles on it and the side walls on the tires are very weak. I had 1 bubble each develop on 2 of the tires…”

TIRES · reported 2010-04-09

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 2006 Mercedes-Benz E550 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.