{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Smart recall 17V447 (2017090002): 2017 Smart Fortwo and Smart Fortwo Cabriolet",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v447/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V447 (Smart): Failure of the left front axle steering knuckle could affect vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Smart Fortwo, Smart Fortwo Cabriolet, model year 2017. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 14 July 2017. 110 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA LLC. (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 smart fortwo and smart fortwo Cabriolet vehicles. Casting imperfections may result in the failure of the left front axle steering knuckle. 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 Smart's own number for this recall: 2017090002. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V447 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “Failure of the left front axle steering knuckle could affect vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 17V447 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Steering 14 July 2017 2017-2017 SMART FORTWO, SMART FORTWO CABRIOLET Failure of the left front axle steering knuckle could affect vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the left front axle steering knuckle, replacing any from the affected batch, free of char",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:10:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:53:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Smart recall 17V447 (2017090002): 2017 Smart Fortwo and Smart Fortwo Cabriolet\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v447/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}