{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2009/142: Mercedes Benz Vito and Viano (Rear vent window could detach)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2009-142/",
  "summary": "Mercedes Benz Vito and Viano: Rear vent window could detach. DVSA reference R/2009/142, launched 19 January 2010, 1,462 vehicles. Defect, remedy and every rew",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes Benz Uk Limited Vito, Viano. Published by the DVSA as R/2009/142 on 19 January 2010. Concern: Rear vent window could detach. 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/2009/142 19 January 2010 Mercedes Benz (listed as MERCEDES BENZ UK LIMITED) C196 1,462 Vito 731 1 January 2005 31 December 2006 Viano 731 1 January 2005 31 December 2006 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. Sour",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2010-01-19T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2009/142: Mercedes Benz Vito and Viano (Rear vent window could detach)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2009-142/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}