{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Smart recall 17V179: 2016 Smart Fortwo",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v179/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V179 (Smart): If the headlight can be adjusted horizontally, the headlight may be adjusted outside of the designed specifications, reducing the...",
  "excerpt": "Smart Fortwo Coupe, model year 2016. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 16 March 2017. 2,213 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 Smart Fortwo vehicles. The horizontal headlight adjustment mechanism on these vehicles may not have been properly sealed off to prevent future adjustment. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard … 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: “If the headlight can be adjusted horizontally, the headlight may be adjusted outside of the designed specifications, reducing the driver's visibility and potentially blinding oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V179 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Exterior Lighting:Headlights 16 March 2017 2016-2016 SMART FORTWO COUPE If the headlight can be adjusted horizontally, the headlight may be adjusted outside of the designed specifications, reducing the driver's visibility and potentially blinding oncoming traffic, increasing the risk of a crash. MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will instal",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:00:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:26:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Smart recall 17V179: 2016 Smart Fortwo\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v179/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}