NHTSA campaign 17V078000
Mercedes Benz Recall 17V-078: Transmission may not Respond to Shift Lever Input
NHTSA recall 17V078000 was reported by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. on February 8, 2017, with 73 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Mercedes Benz E 300 for the 2017 model year. Owners were notified on March 31, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V078000 (also written 17V-078 or 17V078)
- Filed by
- Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 73 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Control Module (TCM/PCM/TECM)
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 87.67% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 17V078000. 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 E 300
- 2017 · Vehicles built July 18, 2016 – July 22, 2016 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V078000.
Defect description
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC (MBUSA) is recalling certain 2017 E300 and E300 4Matic vehicles. The affected vehicles may have a damaged steering column-mounted shift lever module. If the internal circuit board is damaged, moving the shift lever will not select a transmission gear.
Safety consequence
If the vehicle does not move forward or backward as selected by the driver with the shift lever, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
MBUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering column-mounted shift lever module, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact MBUSA customer service at 1-800-367-6372.
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.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 17V078000
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.