NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 Recalls
The 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 3, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 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
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 28
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2017 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, 2016, 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 2016, 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 2016 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 2016 Sprinter 3500, 1 other model
Structure: body
- Campaign
- 18V288000
- Reported
- May 3, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 153
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 18V113000
- Reported
- February 15, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Sprinter 3500, 1 other model
Lane departure: assist
- Campaign
- 17V804000
- Reported
- December 14, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,177
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V786000
- Reported
- December 8, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 550
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016 Sprinter 3500, 2 other models
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 17V742000
- Reported
- November 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 773
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 28 owner complaints about the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the newest on August 20, 2026.
In complaints about the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the component group named most often is the electronic stability control (esc) (25%), followed by the wheels (25%) and the service brakes (18%).
1 of the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500's 9 recalls also concerns the electronic stability control (esc).
Where 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 18,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)7
- Wheels7
- Service Brakes5
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Electrical System3
- Structure3
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 9. 36% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 28 complaints about the 2017 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 2017 Mercedes-Benz models
Newest record on this page: August 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted