NHTSA Campaign 22V796000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL
NHTSA campaign 22V796000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: internal: park pawl. The repair is free.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC filed the report for 22V796000 with NHTSA on October 21, 2022; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 22V796000, NHTSA lists up to 124,305 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 22V796000 were scheduled from February 10, 2023, 112 days after the report.
22V796000 covers 3 models from Mercedes-Benz, model years 2019–2020.
Owners of the model years 22V796000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 22V796000 vehicles, the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500 has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 22V796000 ranks 2 of 96 Daimler Vans USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 22V796000, Daimler Vans USA, LLC has 6 other recalls on the power train on this site; the one before 22V796000 was 18V497000, reported on July 29, 2018.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles equipped with a manual parking brake and 7-speed automatic transmission. The guide bushing on the parking pawl may fatigue, which can cause the parking pawl not to engage and result in vehicle rollaway.
- The risk
- Vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Dealers will update the software of the electronic stability, transmission control, direct select module, and electronic ignition switch control units, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2023. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's numbers for this recall are 22V2790611, 22V2790612, and 22V2790613.
Reported October 21, 2022
Vehicles covered by 22V796000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 22V796000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted