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2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris

Model year 2016: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 19, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

13 recalls for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Jul 7, 2022. Tires

NHTSA counts 24,359 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-482

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 22, 2022. Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

NHTSA counts 17,093 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-099

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 8, 2022. Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid

NHTSA counts 28,743 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-066

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 5, 2021. Electrical system: software

NHTSA counts 84,345 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-055

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 8, 2019. Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

NHTSA counts 15,160 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 5, 2015 to Sep 11, 2019.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-715

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 10, 2019. Steering: electric power assist system; steering

NHTSA counts 9,471 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 2, 2015 to Aug 31, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-290

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 29, 2018. Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

NHTSA counts 12,383 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 2, 2015 to Mar 15, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-837

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 22, 2018. Power train: automatic transmission

NHTSA counts 7,433 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 31, 2015 to May 11, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-335

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 22, 2017. Steering: electric power assist system

NHTSA counts 3 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 11, 2015 to May 31, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-595

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 21, 2017. Electrical system: software

NHTSA counts 3 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Dec 22, 2015 to Dec 22, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-272

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 10, 2017. Seat belts: pretensioner

NHTSA counts 305 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 3, 2016 to Sep 9, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-244

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 7, 2017. Lane departure: blind spot detection

NHTSA counts 72 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 27, 2016 to Jan 2, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-148

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 24, 2016. Power train: axle assembly

NHTSA counts 2 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Sep 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-342

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

127 complaints to NHTSA, received from Apr 14, 2016 to Oct 10, 2026.

  • None told of a crash, and 2 complaints of a fire.
  • Together they report 1 person injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 18, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 18, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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