Vehicle recall 00V352000 · October 30, 2000
2000 Mercedes-Benz M Class
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The seat belt anchor in the rear folding middle seating position may have been manufactured with out-of-tolerance hardware.
- Consequence
- If this is the case, the seat belt anchor may not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standards.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install an additional rear middle seat belt anchor plate.
- Notes
- Owner notification began October 17, 2000.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact mercedes-benz at 1-800-367-6372.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V352000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 30, 2000
- Filed by
- MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- 20000100007
- Owner notification
- October 17, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 16,246
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Seat belts
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Mercedes-Benz M Class (2000): 2000
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