NHTSA campaign 00V352000 · Manufacturer campaign 20000100007
Mercedes Benz Recall 00V-352: MERCEDES-BENZ/SEAT BELT ANCHOR
NHTSA recall 00V352000 (Manufacturer campaign 20000100007) was reported by MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. on October 30, 2000, with 16,246 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz M-Class for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on October 17, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V352000 (also written 00V-352 or 00V352)
- Filed by
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 20000100007
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 16,246 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 210
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V352000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Mercedes Benz
Mercedes Benz M-Class
- 2000 · Vehicles built September 7, 1999 – January 5, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V352000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR IN THE REAR FOLDING MIDDLE SEATING POSITION MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH OUT-OF-TOLERANCE HARDWARE.
Safety consequence
IF THIS IS THE CASE, THE SEAT BELT ANCHOR MAY NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT ANCHOR PLATE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 17, 2000.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MERCEDES-BENZ AT 1-800-367-6372.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V352000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.