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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 Recalls

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 has 22 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 13, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 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
22

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
13

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

22 recalls on the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign
24V930000
Reported
December 13, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 697
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 101, controls and displays
Same campaign
also 2 other models

24V930000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body

Campaign
23V874000
Reported
December 21, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 9
Risk NHTSA names
crash and fire
Same campaign
also 1 other model

23V874000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: critical fasteners

Campaign
23V875000
Reported
December 21, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 3,739
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

23V875000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: critical fasteners

Campaign
23V876000
Reported
December 21, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 387
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

23V876000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign
23V204000
Reported
March 24, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 6,857
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

23V204000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: internal: park pawl

Campaign
22V796000
Reported
October 21, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 124,305
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

22V796000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
22V360000
Reported
May 20, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 19,937
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

22V360000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: display function

Campaign
22V281000
Reported
April 27, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 12,086
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2 other models

22V281000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
21V972000
Reported
December 15, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 48,400
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

21V972000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
21V410000
Reported
June 2, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 4,078
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

21V410000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
21V411000
Reported
June 2, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 33,437
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

21V411000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments

Campaign
21V359000
Reported
May 17, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 2,016
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

21V359000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

Campaign
21V241000
Reported
April 6, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 4,444
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 3 other models

21V241000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign
21V235000
Reported
April 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 1,285
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 101, controls and displays
Same campaign
also 2 other models

21V235000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

Campaign
21V152000
Reported
March 10, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 56,534
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

21V152000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock

Campaign
21V153000
Reported
March 10, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 56
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 226, ejection mitigation
Same campaign
also 2 other models

21V153000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
21V077000
Reported
February 17, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 198
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2 other models

21V077000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: software

Campaign
21V055000
Reported
February 5, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 84,345
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 3 other models

21V055000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

Campaign
20V802000
Reported
December 21, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 9,094
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

20V802000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Sprinter 3500, 3 other models

20V663000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
20V631000
Reported
October 14, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 463
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

20V631000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Campaign
20V595000
Reported
September 29, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 4,010
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2 other models

20V595000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 13 owner complaints about the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the newest on August 24, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (8%).

In complaints about the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (46%), followed by the air bags (15%) and the forward collision avoidance (15%).

8 of the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500's 22 recalls also concern the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System6
  • Air Bags2
  • Forward Collision Avoidance2
  • Service Brakes2
  • Structure2
  • Back Over Prevention1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20212
20226
20231
20242
20251
20261

Complaints about the 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 6. 69% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.

The 13 complaints about the 2020 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 2020 Mercedes-Benz models

Newest record on this page: August 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted