{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 12V264: Model Year 2007-2009 E350 4matic Wagon",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v264/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V264 (Mercedes-Benz): IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY HAVE REDUCED VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz E350, model years 2007 to 2009. Filed by Mercedes-Benz Usa, Llc. and reported to NHTSA on 12 June 2012. 3,613 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-benz is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 e350 4matic wagon vehicles manufactured from july 1, 2006, through april 30, 2009. a connecting rod for the load leveling rear suspension system may fail. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY HAVE REDUCED VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V264 MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. Suspension:Rear 12 June 2012 2007-2009 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY HAVE REDUCED VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. MERCEDES-BENZ WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL THE CONNECTING RODS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass. This is one of 732 notices in the record whose component field",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:33:23+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:01:52+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 12V264: Model Year 2007-2009 E350 4matic Wagon\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v264/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}