Mercedes-Benz Equipment: Owners/Service/Other Manual

Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 2 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The incorrect manual may not describe the proper operation of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
19V545000
Manufacturer
Daimler Vans USA, LLC
Reported
24 July 2019
Vehicles
2
Built between
Jan 2019 – Mar 2019
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 September 2019
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2019 and March 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Mercedes-Benz MetrisBuilt January 2019 to March 2019

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q3 2019.

100% repaired — 2 of 2 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2019 Mercedes-Benz Metris vehicles. The vehicles may have been delivered with a printed operator's manual that does not match the vehicle's features and operating instructions.

What could happen

The incorrect manual may not describe the proper operation of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the information package including the printed version of the operator's manual, maintenance booklet and information sheets, free of charge. The recall began September 12, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2019 to March 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 July 2019
  3. Owners notified12 September 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 100% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 July 2019.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS2BAFV.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
VS2BAFV
Recalling manufacturer
Daimler Vans USA, LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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