{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 16V342: 2016 Mercedes Benz Metris",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v342/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V342 (Mercedes-Benz): The weld may fail and result in a loss of power to the wheels, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Metris, model year 2016. Filed by Daimler Vans USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 24 May 2016. 2 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The weld may fail and result in a loss of power to the wheels, increasing the risk of a crash.” 16V342 Daimler Vans USA, LLC Power Train:Axle Assembly 24 May 2016 2016-2016 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS The weld may fail and result in a loss of power to the wheels, increasing the risk of a crash. 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. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass. This is one of 816 notices in the recor",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:22:37+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T10:53:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 16V342: 2016 Mercedes Benz Metris\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v342/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}