{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 18V497: 2017-2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v497/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V497 (Mercedes-Benz): If the bolts loosen and fall out, the driveshaft may separate causing a loss of drive, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Metris, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Daimler Vans USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 29 July 2018. 6 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris vehicles. The drive shaft securing bolts may loosen at the automatic transmission flange. 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 bolts loosen and fall out, the driveshaft may separate causing a loss of drive, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V497 Daimler Vans USA, LLC Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft 29 July 2018 2017-2018 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS If the bolts loosen and fall out, the driveshaft may separate causing a loss of drive, thereby increasing the risk of a crash. DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transmission flange, securing bolts, and clean the shaft seal, free of charge. The recall began September 28, 2018. 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 t",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:49:28+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:41:57+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 18V497: 2017-2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v497/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}