Seat Belts:front:anchorage

NHTSA campaign 16V853000 · announced November 28, 2016 · filed by Midwest Automotive Designs, Llc · 28 units affected

The problem

Midwest Automotive Designs, LLC (Midwest) is recalling certain model year 2016 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2016, to September 30, 2016, equipped with certain left side seat adjusters, model number 486077 manufactured by Atwood. The affected seat adjusters may allow the seats to move in the event of a crash. As such, these adjusters fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages", and 207 "Seating Systems."

The risk

If the seat moves in the event of a crash, the seat occupant would be at an increased risk of injury.

What to do

Midwest will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left slide track, free of charge. The recall began on December 22, 2016. Owners may contact Midwest customer service at 1-574-522-4878.

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.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2016 Mercedes-benz Sprinter 2500
• 2016 Mercedes-benz Sprinter 3500

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.