NHTSA recall 16V853000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 16V853000 |
| Manufacturer | Midwest Automotive Designs, LLC |
| Reported | 2016-11-28 |
| Owners notified | 2016-12-22 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE |
| Units potentially affected | 28 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 1 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-04-20 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 28 |
| Reported remedied | 7 (25%) |
| 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.
What is wrong
Midwest Automotive Designs, LLC (Midwest) is recalling certain model year 2016 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2016, to September 30, 2016, equipped with certain left side seat adjusters, model number 486077 manufactured by Atwood. The affected seat adjusters may allow the seats to move in the event of a crash. As such, these adjusters fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages", and 207 "Seating Systems."
What can happen
If the seat moves in the event of a crash, the seat occupant would be at an increased risk of injury.
The remedy
Midwest will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left slide track, free of charge. The recall began on December 22, 2016. Owners may contact Midwest customer service at 1-574-522-4878.
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.
| 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2016-07-01 to 2016-09-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2016-07-01 to 2016-09-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| LI91.40-N-062773 | 2020-01-21. Service bulletin. Seat belt does not roll up correctly |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.