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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Recalls

The 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 28, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
14

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V479000
Reported
July 28, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 20,665
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010 Sprinter 2500, 1 other model

17V479000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V077000
Reported
February 10, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 136,361
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010, 2012–2014 Sprinter 2500, 2 other models

16V077000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
11V210000
Reported
March 30, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 3,437
Risk NHTSA names
crash, injury and death
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 2010 Sprinter 2500, 2 other models

11V210000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment

Campaign
10V642000
Reported
December 21, 2010
Vehicles affected
up to 274
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2010 Sprinter 2500

10V642000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the newest on September 6, 2018.

In complaints about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the component group named most often is the air bags (29%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the engine (14%).

2 of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 20,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags4
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Electrical System2
  • Engine2
  • Structure2
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20132
20144
20154
20173
20181

Complaints about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 4. 43% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.

The 14 complaints about the 2011 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 by model year

Newest record on this page: September 6, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted