The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Mercedes-Benz Metris: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Mercedes-Benz reported 7 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz Metris, model years 2016–2020, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reportsThe model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 3 | 2 |
| Backover Prevention | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 2 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel System | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Mercedes-Benz Metris puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Mercedes-Benz Metris, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-01 | 2016 | LA | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2023 Q2 |
| 2022-11-17 | 2020 | TU | 2 | 0 | Latch · Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2020-08-19 | 2016 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2019-11-13 | 2018 | SC | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| not reported | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Fuel System | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-09-26 | 2016 | VA | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System · Visibility | 2018 Q3 |
| 2018-01-05 | 2016 | CT | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Mercedes-Benz received alleging a death or injury in a Mercedes-Benz Metris and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Metris that sold more will have more rows. All Mercedes-Benz models · What these reports are, and are not.