The Recall Desk

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Smart Fortwo · 2016

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·17V448000·2017-07-16

    Smart Fortwo Recall for Parking Brake Cable Lock Nut Issue

    Mercedes-Benz USA is recalling 2016 Smart Fortwo vehicles because the parking brake cable lock nut may loosen, potentially reducing the vehicle's ability to stay secured on slopes.

    Product
    SMART — SMART FORTWO
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • EA17003 Engineering Analysis · engine
  • PE16016 Preliminary Evaluation · engine

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2008 · powertrain — 31 complaints, median 30,000 mi
    Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2009 · powertrain — 25 complaints, median 41,000 mi

Technical service bulletins

335 manufacturer service bulletins across 12 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2019: 4.7/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2017: 4.4/5 · 9 complaints · most complained-of: electrical
  • 2016: 4.9/5
  • 2012: 4.5/5 · 8 complaints
  • 2011: 4.3/5 · 16 complaints · most complained-of: engine

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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