Campaign 26V-070

Water may accumulate on the air bag control unit, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended

Defect summary

Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2020 and 2022-2023 Mercedes-Benz Metris right-hand-drive vehicles. Water may accumulate on the air bag control unit, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intended.

Consequence

An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install a cover on the air bag control unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning April 10, 2026. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS2KORSRS. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 13, 2026.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 26V070000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about airbags on these vehicles: 1, of which 1 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-070
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Mercedes-Benz	Metris	2020 to 2023	1

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

23V-101 Feb 17, 2023
Wiring harnesses for the swivel-seats may have been incorrectly installed and may become damaged, which can cause the front side air bags not to…
21V-410 Jun 2, 2021
Wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged in the swivel seat frames
20V-340 Jun 9, 2020
Driveshaft may not be attached to the intermediate bearing correctly, causing excessive wear to the driveshaft joint and excessive vibrations
20V-322 Jun 3, 2020
Wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged in the swivel seat frames
19V-695 Oct 2, 2019
Airbag systems may not have been activated after vehicle production
19V-004 Jan 8, 2019
These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment…