NHTSA Campaign 16V261000
STRUCTURE:BODY
NHTSA campaign 16V261000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the structure: body. The repair is free.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC filed the report for 16V261000 with NHTSA on April 29, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V261000, NHTSA lists up to 55 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 2015 and October 31, 2015.
The 16V261000 report reached NHTSA 6 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V261000 were scheduled from September 2, 2016, 126 days after the report.
16V261000 covers 2 models from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2015–2016.
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V261000 ranks 74 of 96 Daimler Vans USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V261000, Daimler Vans USA, LLC has 7 other recalls on the structure on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Mercedes Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured April 1, 2015, to October 31, 2015. The affected vehicles may have had multiple layers of paint applied, and as a result, in a crash, the windows may separate from the vehicle when the outer layer of paint peels from the layer below.
- The risk
- If the windows separate from the vehicle in a crash, the occupants are at a greater risk of injury.
- The fix
- DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will remove the windows and inspect the paintwork, repainting the vehicles as necessary, free of charge. This recall began August 4, 2016. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-770-705-2070.
Reported April 29, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V261000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V261000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 29, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted