# NHTSA recall 16V342000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V342000
- Manufacturer: Daimler Vans USA, LLC
- Reported: 2016\-05\-24
- Owners notified: 2016\-08\-11
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 2

## What is wrong

Daimler Vans USA, LLC \(DVUSA\) is recalling certain 2016 Mercedes Benz Metris vehicles manufactured from September 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.  The affected vehicles have rear differential gears that may have been improperly welded.


## What can happen

The weld may fail and result in a loss of power to the wheels, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear differential gears, free of charge.  The recall began on August 11, 2016.  Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1\-877\-762\-8267.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2018 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2
- Reported remedied: 1 \(50%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 MERCEDES\-BENZ METRIS](/makes/mercedes-benz/metris/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-09\-01 to 2015\-12\-31.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V342000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/16V342000)

[Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2016V342000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F16V342000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2016V342000)