NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 Recalls
The 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 21
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500
Electronic stability control (esc): control module
- Campaign
- 21V042000
- Reported
- February 3, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2016–2018 Sprinter 3500
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
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, 2013 Sprinter 3500, 2 other models
Equipment adaptive/mobility
- Campaign
- 14V706000
- Reported
- November 5, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2009–2010, 2013 Sprinter 3500, 5 other models
2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the newest on August 31, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (5%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (24%), followed by the vehicle speed control (24%) and the air bags (19%).
1 of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500's 4 recalls also concerns the electronic stability control (esc).
Where 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 31,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)5
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Air Bags4
- Unknown Or Other4
- Electrical System3
- Power Train3
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 6. 10% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 21 complaints about the 2012 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 by model year
Other 2012 Mercedes-Benz models
Newest record on this page: August 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted