Vehicle recall R/2019/343

Mercedes-Benz Vito recall: Vehicles with an integrated backup battery have been delivered without a seat base cover

DVSA recall R/2019/343 names the Mercedes-Benz Vito. It was launched 18 March 2020. It covers vehicles built 25 November 2014 to 30 May 2017.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2019/343
Launched: 18 March 2020
Issued by: MERCEDES-BENZ VANS UK LTD
Manufacturer reference: SRV2000
Vehicles: 6,860 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Vehicles fitted with an auxiliary battery installed under the right front seat may have been delivered without a seat base cover

The fix

Retro-fit the seat box cover to the affected vehicles

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	25 November 2014 to 30 May 2017	6,860

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Other recalls for these models

R/2020/096 The head restraints of the luxury bench seats in the rear may have been installed incorrectly 3 April 2020, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2020/095 The head restraint padding may separate from the fastening rods 3 April 2020, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2020/072 Faulty parameterization of exhaust gas aftertreatment control unit 16 April 2020, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2020/066 Connecting screws on the electric drive may be missing 16 April 2020, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2019/321 Vehicles may not have been delivered with the current version of the operator's manual 12 December 2019, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2019/374 One of the caps on the high-voltage power distributor box may not be sufficiently secured 13 November 2019, 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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