The defect
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Mercedes-Benz Metris vehicles. The transmission support may not have been properly tightened to the vehicle body, potentially resulting in damage to the driveshaft.
The risk
Damage to the driveshaft could cause a loss of power to the wheels, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the transmission support mounting bolts, replacing and tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began July 11, 2018. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz Metris | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz Metris | 2015 | 1 | 3 |
| Mercedes-Benz Metris | 2016 | 127 | 13 |
| Mercedes-Benz Metris | 2017 | 29 | 14 |
Other power train recalls in 2018
44 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the power train; Daimler Vans USA, LLC filed 126 campaigns in all.
| 18V944000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V931000 21 Dec 2018 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 18V903000 19 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V901000 19 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V889000 14 Dec 2018 | Autocar, LLC |
| 18V885000 12 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V884000 12 Dec 2018 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 18V879000 11 Dec 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018