1992 Mercedes Benz 400E: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1992 Mercedes Benz 400E. The newest campaign is 94V004000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Jan 1994. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System. NHTSA has 19 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 94V004000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reposition the fuel vapor canister vent line away from the electric fan preresistor. In addition, the preresistor will have a larger heat shield and a fused wiring harness will be installed.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 6,745 units in total.
94V004000Received . 5,900 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Exhaust System
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
High ambient engine compartment temperatures are experienced after the vehicle is operated and then parked. If the vehicle is restarted a short time later and the charcoal canister is saturated with fuel, it is possible that fuel vapor may be expelled through the inlet vent line of the canister onto the electric auxiliary radiator fan preresistor.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Under certain operating conditions the electric auxiliary radiator fan preresistor becomes hot enough to ignite the fuel expelled from the charcoal cannister and result in an underhood fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reposition the fuel vapor canister vent line away from the electric fan preresistor. In addition, the preresistor will have a larger heat shield and a fused wiring harness will be installed.
Report filed by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
92V083000Received . 845 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The plastic brake hydraulic hose from the automatic slip control unit was misrouted too close to the pre-resistor for the electric auxiliary engine cooling fan which becomes hot under certain conditions. This could cause the hose to melt and leak brake fluid onto the hot pre-resistor.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Brake fluid can catch on fire when it contacts the hotpre-resistor, posing the risk of injury to anyone in or near the vehicle.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Replace and reroute any hose that may have been misrouted.
Report filed by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC..
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Complaints by component
19 complaints, 21 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 17 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Power Train | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 1
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 19 Jun 2014
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
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Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19922
- 19931
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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- NHTSA page of the 1992 Mercedes Benz 400EThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1992 Mercedes Benz 400E: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercedes-benz/400e/1992/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC.
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1992 Mercedes Benz 400E?
- 6,745 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mercedes Benz 400E have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Mercedes Benz 400E, model years 1992 to 1993. 2 of them name the 1992 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1992 Mercedes Benz 400E name most often?
- Electrical System: 17 of 21 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1992 Mercedes Benz 400E open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.