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Mercedes-Benz have electrical power steering control units with improperly welded contact pins.

NHTSA campaign 17V-595 · Reported September 22, 2017 · 3 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mercedes-Benz Metris
VEHICLES AFFECTED
3
REMEDY
DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric power steering rack, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Vans USA, LLC reported a problem with the steering electric power assist system. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

These vehicles have electrical power steering control units with improperly welded contact pins.

WHY IT MATTERS

The improperly welded pins may lose contact, deactivating the power steering assist and increasing the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric power steering rack, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-595.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2015–2017Mercedes-Benz Metris

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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