Mercedes-Benz Metris, Sprinter 1500, Sprinter 2500 and others: Seat belts

Date

July 7, 2021

Filed by

Daimler Vans USA, LLC

Vehicles

Freightliner Sprinter 1500 (2021); Freightliner Sprinter 2500 (2021); Freightliner Sprinter 3500 (2021); Freightliner Sprinter 4500 (2021); Mercedes-Benz Metris (2021); Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 (2021); Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 (2021); Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 (2021); Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500 (2021)

Component

Seat Belts; Seat Belts › Front › Retractor; Seat Belts › Rear/Other › Retractor

Description of the defect

Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Metris, and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles equipped with Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR) seat belt assemblies. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly. As such, these assemblies fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Potentially affected

1514

What can happen

An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 21, 2021. Owners may contact DVUSA's customer service at 1-877-762-8267.

Recall notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Owner notification date

Dec. 21, 2021

Manufacturer campaign number

VS2/VS3 KISIGUR

Recall type

V (vehicle)

FMVSS

208

Influenced by

MFR

Manufacturer's component

Seat belt(VS20) · SEAT BELT RR-SEAT LI NAFTA · A 447 860 23 85; Seat belt(VS30) · SEAT BELT CENTER-SEAT USA · A 907 860 28 00; Seat belt(VS30) · SEAT BELT LH RR-SEAT USA · A 907 860 32 00; Seat belt(VS30) · SEAT BELT SIDE LWR RH 1.SEAT-ROW USA VAR1 · A 907 860 05 00

Recall number

21V513000

What should I do? Car recall: how to check your car and get it fixed

Source: NHTSA · Vehicle record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.