Vehicle recall R/2017/349

Mercedes-Benz Vito recall: Electrical wiring in steering assembly may be insufficiently grounded

DVSA recall R/2017/349 names the Mercedes-Benz Vito. It was launched 2 February 2018. It covers vehicles built 1 November 2011 to 31 July 2017.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2017/349
Launched: 2 February 2018
Issued by: MERCEDES-BENZ VANS UK LTD
Manufacturer reference: SRX1800
Vehicles: 13,752 across the lines below

What can go wrong

The steering column clock spring may break. This will cause warning messages to illuminate in the instrument cluster but in extreme instances it may cause the driver's airbag to deploy.

The fix

Affected vehicles will be recalled to establish sufficient grounding of the steering components.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Mercedes-Benz Vito	1 November 2011 to 31 July 2017	13,752

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Other recalls for these models

R/2017/323 Retaining ring of the front bearing may be incorrectly located 2 January 2018, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2017/232 Vehicle control unit may not have been correctly updated 20 November 2017, Mercedes-Benz Vito, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
R/2017/248 Missing spot welds 12 October 2017, Mercedes-Benz V-Class, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2018/163 Rotating front seat wire fixings can loosen 13 August 2018, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2018/223 Airbag off indicator lamp does not light up if front passenger seat is recognised as being unoccupied 14 November 2018, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2018/283 Improve the vehicle emissions via software updates. 26 November 2018, Mercedes-Benz Vito

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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