NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 Recalls
The 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 has 16 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 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
- 16
- Owner complaints
- 62
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
16 recalls on the 2016 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 2012–2013, 2017–2018 Sprinter 3500
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 20V663000
- Reported
- October 28, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 47,667
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018, 2020 Sprinter 3500, 3 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V003000
- Reported
- January 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71,301
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Sprinter 3500, 1 other model
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V004000
- Reported
- January 8, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88,388
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Sprinter 3500, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 18V113000
- Reported
- February 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Sprinter 3500, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V786000
- Reported
- December 8, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 550
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017 Sprinter 3500, 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V650000
- Reported
- October 16, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- 49 CFR Part 567, certification label
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 17V592000
- Reported
- September 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 109
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V364000
- Reported
- June 5, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 17V149000
- Reported
- March 7, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 892
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 17V093000
- Reported
- February 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15,338
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 Sprinter 3500, 1 other model
Seat belts: front: anchorage
- Campaign
- 16V853000
- Reported
- November 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts: rear/other
- Campaign
- 16V670000
- Reported
- September 15, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 16V351000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 16V261000
- Reported
- April 29, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 55
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 16V093000
- Reported
- February 18, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,278
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 62 owner complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (5%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the component group named most often is the power train (23%), followed by the air bags (19%) and the electronic stability control (esc) (19%).
2 of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500's 16 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 owners gave the mileage (44 complaints), the median was 17,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train14
- Air Bags12
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)12
- Service Brakes12
- Vehicle Speed Control10
- Electrical System9
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 16 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 17. 50% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 62 complaints about the 2016 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 2016 Mercedes-Benz models
Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted