1995 Mercedes-Benz S420 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1995 Mercedes-Benz S420. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Electrical wiring harness using soy based insulation degrades thereby allowing wires to spontaneous and/ or intermittent shorts. This has caused extremely dangerous driving situations. Very difficult to troubleshoot unless and until one discovers insulation failure. This has been and is widely…”
“Electrical wiring harness using soy based insulation degrades thereby allowing wires to spontaneous and/ or intermittent shorts. This has caused extremely dangerous driving situations. Very difficult to troubleshoot unless and until one discovers insulation failure. This has been and is widely…”
“Electrical wiring harness using soy based insulation degrades thereby allowing wires to spontaneous and/ or intermittent shorts. This has caused extremely dangerous driving situations. Very difficult to troubleshoot unless and until one discovers insulation failure. This has been and is widely…”
“Throttle body wire harness went bad and was on interstate and could not do speed limit and nearly got demolished by a semi tractor trailer. After a horrible expense I now find out the wiring harness for the car is bad as well. Well done mercedes benz you have endangered my family's lives with your…”
“Throttle body wire harness went bad and was on interstate and could not do speed limit and nearly got demolished by a semi tractor trailer. After a horrible expense I now find out the wiring harness for the car is bad as well. Well done mercedes benz you have endangered my family's lives with your…”
“Throttle body wire harness went bad and was on interstate and could not do speed limit and nearly got demolished by a semi tractor trailer. After a horrible expense I now find out the wiring harness for the car is bad as well. Well done mercedes benz you have endangered my family's lives with your…”
“I have taken my 95 s420 to two dealer locations because of the disintegrating engine wiring harness. They all claim that they never heard of it. The dealer in nanuet, ny tells me that they cannot help me because I didn't have "every" maintenance done through their dealership. I must say, from all…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1996 mercedes benz s420 (n/a). The contact stated that the key fob failed to unlock the doors. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. Updated 03/30/15*lj updated 10/20/2015*js”
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 S420 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.