2005 Mercedes-Benz E500 Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 140 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 50,064miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seat belts of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500, 1% of the 140 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 50,064 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I am referencing a mercedes benz service bulletin p-b-91.60/99e. The control cluster shows srs light being illuminated. I took my car into a mercedes dealer and paid to have care analyzed. The mechanic indicated my car has the following fault codes: DTC 9103 (the resistance value in the ignition circuit containing component r12/13 is too high) and DTC 9123 (the resistance value in the ignition circuit containing component r12/14 is too high). Both pertaining to a faulty scm harness located on the steering column. …”
NHTSA complaint #10777865, filed 2015-09, 100,102 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10151959Jul 23, 2018Seat belt extender toothed rack sluggish or makes noises
- 10034605Apr 5, 2012Mercedes: seat belts, emergency tensioning retractors. Model series 204 (with codes 299 and 800), 207, 212. Seat belt can only be pulled out with great effort. At the same time a…
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500
76 complaintsBrakes
38 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsAir bags
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Mercedes-Benz E500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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