{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2009/018: Mercedes Benz Viano and Vito (Spare wheel may detach from the vehicle)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2009-018/",
  "summary": "Mercedes Benz Viano and Vito: Spare wheel may detach from the vehicle. DVSA reference R/2009/018, launched 15 April 2009, 45,208 vehicles. Defect, remedy and",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes Benz Uk Limited Viano, Vito. Published by the DVSA as R/2009/018 on 15 April 2009. Concern: Spare wheel may detach from the vehicle. 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/2009/018 15 April 2009 Mercedes Benz (listed as MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED) C173 45,208 Viano 22,604 1 January 2003 31 December 2008 Vito 22,604 1 January 2003 31 December 2008 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 Licen",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2009-04-15T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2009/018: Mercedes Benz Viano and Vito (Spare wheel may detach from the vehicle)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2009-018/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}