Vehicle recall R/2023/012

Mercedes-Benz Vito recall: On affected vehicles the routing of the fuel filter drainpipe might not meet specifications

DVSA recall R/2023/012 names the Mercedes-Benz Vito. It was launched 13 February 2023. It covers vehicles built 1 December 2020 to 19 April 2022.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2023/012
Launched: 13 February 2023
Issued by: MERCEDES-BENZ VANS UK LTD
Manufacturer reference: SRX2204
Vehicles: 7 across the lines below

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles the routing of the fuel filter drainpipe might not meet specifications. The drainpipe could come into contact with the underbody and become damaged leading to a diesel leak.

The fix

Replace the drainpipe with a drain plug on 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 (VITO 447)	1 December 2020 to 19 April 2022	7

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Other recalls for these models

R/2022/271 The rear view camera could display frozen images due to a defect in a memory chip 28 September 2022, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2022/244 Configurations were written into one or more control units that might not meet specifications 16 September 2022, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2022/258 The driver's airbag may not correctly deploy if activated 1 September 2022, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2022/233 On certain vehicles the gear recognition sensor could under certain circumstances while shifting to the reverse gear underrun a certain limit parameter and therefore transmit incorrect particular sensor signals 8 August 2022, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2022/174 A software implausibility error in the HV 'battery gateway' control unit may cause the contactors of all HV batteries to be opened unnecessarily 17 June 2022, Mercedes-Benz Vito
R/2022/157 Vehicles fitted with takata driver airbags equipped which may not function as intended when deployed 14 June 2022, 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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