{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2003/046: Mercedes Benz Smart CAR (Rear side lights and number plate light may fail)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2003-046/",
  "summary": "Mercedes Benz Smart CAR: Rear side lights and number plate light may fail. DVSA reference R/2003/046, launched 7 April 2003, 165 vehicles. Defect, remedy and",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes Benz Uk Limited Smart Car. Published by the DVSA as R/2003/046 on 7 April 2003. Concern: Rear side lights and number plate light may fail. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , 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 / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2003/046 7 April 2003 Mercedes Benz (listed as MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED) S002 165 Smart CAR 165 not stated not stated Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls . Cars",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2003-04-07T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2003/046: Mercedes Benz Smart CAR (Rear side lights and number plate light may fail)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2003-046/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}