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NHTSA recall 19V290000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number19V290000
Manufacturer's numberVS2SCHRALU
ManufacturerDaimler Vans USA, LLC
Reported2019-04-10
Owners notified2019-11-15
ComponentSTEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING
Units potentially affected9471
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 1
Filed with NHTSA2021-04-07
Vehicles in the campaign9471
Reported remedied2759 (29%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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

Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Metris vehicles sold, or ever registered in Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The aluminum bolts that attach the power steering gear assist motor to the gear housing may corrode and fracture causing a reduction or complete loss of power steering assist.

What can happen

Loss of power steering assist would require a higher steering effort, especially at lower speeds, which may increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the aluminum bolts with steels bolts, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on June 3, 2019. The recall began November 15, 2019. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS2SCHRALU.

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRISBuilt 2015-02-02 to 2016-08-31.
2017 MERCEDES-BENZ METRISBuilt 2015-02-02 to 2016-08-31.

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.

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