Recall · 23V875000
Daimler Vans USA recalled 8 models over structure
3,739
Vehicles covered
8
Models
24
Model years
December 21, 2023
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- The defect
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles. The longitudinal frame members may be missing reinforcement fasteners, reducing vehicle stability and decreasing the structural integrity of the third-row seats.
- What it can cause
- Reduced stability increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, the third-row seat mountings can fail, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and repair the frame members as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 4, 2024. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS3ROHRAH.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| FreightlinerSprinter 1500 | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| FreightlinerSprinter 2500 | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| FreightlinerSprinter 3500 | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| FreightlinerSprinter 4500 | 2019 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Mercedes-BenzSprinter 1500 | 2019 to 2021 | 20192021 |
| Mercedes-BenzSprinter 2500 | 2019 to 2021 | 201920202021 |
| Mercedes-BenzSprinter 3500 | 2019 to 2021 | 201920202021 |
| Mercedes-BenzSprinter 4500 | 2019 to 2021 | 2019 |
How this campaign compares
At 3,739 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 72% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been recalled over the structure 37 times before this, most recently in December 2023 as 23V854000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 11 of the 24 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 278 complaints with NHTSA, 196 of them before this campaign was filed. 14 of those name the structure, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in February 2019, 4 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 41 other recalls published here, the newest being: 24V930000 (electrical system), 23V876000 (structure), 23V874000 (structure), 23V806000 (structure).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Daimler Vans USA, LLC with NHTSA on December 21, 2023 as campaign 23V875000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2023-12-21.
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