# NHTSA recall 20V107000

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: 20V107000
- Manufacturer's number: 2020030009
- Manufacturer: Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC.
- Reported: 2020\-02\-24
- Owners notified: 2020\-05\-08
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- Units potentially affected: 1

## What is wrong

Mercedes\-Benz USA, LLC. \(MBUSA\) is recalling one 2019 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive vehicle.  A welded joint within the high\-voltage battery main cell conductors may detach and interrupt electrical contact, resulting in sudden battery failure.  The detached weld may also cause an electrical arc which can ignite inside the battery cells.


## What can happen

If the high\-voltage battery fails, the vehicle may stall, increasing the risk of a crash.  In addition, an electrical arc inside the battery increases the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

MBUSA will notify the owner, and a dealer will replace the high\-voltage battery, free of charge.  The recall began May 8, 2020.  Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1\-800\-367\-6372.  MBUSA's number for this recall is 2020030009.


## 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 8, for 2022 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2022\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1
- Reported remedied: 1 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2022 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

- [2019 SMART FORTWO](/makes/smart/fortwo/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-05\-24 to 2019\-05\-24.

## 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)

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