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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Recalls

The 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 28, 2017.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 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
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
6

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V480000
Reported
July 28, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 17,609
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 1 other model

17V480000: 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 2010–2011, 2013–2014 Sprinter 2500, 2 other models

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

2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the newest on March 17, 2023.

In complaints about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the component group named most often is the vehicle speed control (50%), followed by the air bags (33%) and the engine (17%).

2 of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Vehicle Speed Control3
  • Air Bags2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Engine1
  • Service Brakes1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20182
20191
20211
20221
20231

Complaints about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 2. 0% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 6 complaints about the 2012 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

Other 2012 Mercedes-Benz models

Newest record on this page: March 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted