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Smart affected vehicles have steering gear mounting bolts which may break during vehicle operation.

NHTSA campaign 15V-192 · Reported March 31, 2015 · 5,058 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Smart Fortwo
VEHICLES AFFECTED
5,058
REMEDY
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear mounting bolts, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. reported a problem with the steering. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles have steering gear mounting bolts which may break during vehicle operation.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the steering gear mounting bolts break, vehicle handling could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering gear mounting bolts, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 15V-192.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2014–2015Smart Fortwo

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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