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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Recalls

The 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 9, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 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
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
13

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V032000
Reported
January 9, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 17,413
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 1 other model

18V032000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
17V093000
Reported
February 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 15,338
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2014–2016 Sprinter 2500, 1 other model

17V093000: 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 →

2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the newest on January 25, 2021.

In complaints about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, the component group named most often is the air bags (69%), followed by the exterior lighting (15%) and the engine (8%).

3 of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags9
  • Exterior Lighting2
  • Engine1
  • Forward Collision Avoidance1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20161
20171
20187
20192
20201
20211

Complaints about the 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 7. 8% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 13 complaints about the 2013 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 2013 Mercedes-Benz models

Newest record on this page: January 25, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted