{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Smart recall 17V448 (2017080009): 2016 Smart Fortwo",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v448/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V448 (Smart): As the parking brake lever travel increases, the holding force may decrease to a point where the vehicle is no longer safely secu...",
  "excerpt": "Smart Fortwo, model year 2016. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. and reported to NHTSA on 16 July 2017. 5,061 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2016 smart fortwo vehicles. In these vehicles, the lock nut that secures the parking brake cable to the parking brake lever may loosen over time, resulting in increased parking brake lever travel before the parking brake engages. 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: 2017080009. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V448 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: “As the parking brake lever travel increases, the holding force may decrease to a point where the vehicle is no longer safely secured in all parking situations, allowing the vehicle to unexpectedly move when parked on a slope, increasing the…” 17V448 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. Parking Brake 16 July 2017 2016-2016 SMART FORTWO As the parking brake lever travel increases, the holding force may decrea",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:10:06+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:53:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Smart recall 17V448 (2017080009): 2016 Smart Fortwo\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v448/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}