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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 37 recall campaigns for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, across 10 model years from 2007 to 2018. The 2016 has the most (15); the fewest among years with a recall is 2007 (1).

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 years to avoid by our method: 2020 (2.3× the median year).

Model years
10

2007–2018, with a recall

Recall campaigns
37
Most recalls
2016

15 recalls

Owner complaints
396

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 396 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 across 18 model years; the most, 80, concern the 2020.

Owners marked a crash on 15 of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 complaints (4%) and a fire on 11.

Across all Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 65 complaints), then the engine (55).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 in 2021: 61, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 8 model-year listings.

The newest Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 recall, 20V663000, was reported on October 28, 2020 and concerns the steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections.

NHTSA's recall file lists no recall for the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, model year owners have filed complaints about.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 years to avoid

The 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 stands out most: 65 complaints between 2019 and 2023, 25% of them naming the electrical system.

The best-measured Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 years are 2016 (0.3×), 2022 (0.8×) and 2021 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202504—not ranked
2024012—not ranked
2023019—not ranked
202204032
0.8×
202104532
1.0×
2020avoid08065
2.3×
201906745
1.3×
20189147not ranked
20177135not ranked
2016152811
0.3×
20151192not ranked
20145163not ranked
20133131not ranked
2012260not ranked
20114146not ranked
20106142not ranked
2009010not ranked
2007110not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE8
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE8
  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS8
  • EQUIPMENT6
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS4
  • AIR BAGS4
  • STRUCTURE3
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY3
  • SEAT BELTS2

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 recall campaign (37)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
20V663000October 28, 2020steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2015–2018crash47,667
20V155000March 18, 2020equipment: other: labels2018crash289
20V156000March 18, 2020equipment: other: labels2018crash332
19V693000October 2, 2019unknown or other2018crash and injury19
19V695000October 2, 2019air bags: air bag/restraint control module2018crash and injury1,232
19V665000September 18, 2019latches/locks/linkages: hood: latch2018crash5,626
19V507000July 2, 2019visibility: glass, side/rear2018crash and injury1,079
19V238000March 26, 2019seats2015crash and injury12
19V222000March 20, 2019unknown or other2018crash and injury7
19V003000January 8, 2019air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2015–2017injury and death71,301
19V004000January 8, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2014–2017injury and death88,388
18V743000October 24, 2018latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch2018crash and injury76
18V288000May 3, 2018structure: body2017crash and injury153
18V113000February 15, 2018equipment: other: labels2016–2017crash17
18V032000January 9, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2013injury and death17,413
17V786000December 8, 2017equipment2014–2017fire and injury550
17V742000November 21, 2017tires: temporary/emergency spare tire2017crash773
17V650000October 16, 2017equipment: other: labels2016crash2
17V592000September 22, 2017power train: driveline: driveshaft2016fire109
17V479000July 28, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2010–2011injury and death20,665
17V480000July 28, 2017air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2012injury and death17,609
17V364000June 5, 2017equipment: other: labels2016crash1,257
17V149000March 7, 2017power train: driveline: driveshaft2016crash and fire892
17V092000February 10, 2017fuel system, diesel2015fire2
17V093000February 10, 2017air bags2013–2016injury15,338
17V094000February 10, 2017power train: driveline: driveshaft2015fire2
16V853000November 28, 2016seat belts: front: anchorage2016crash and injury28
16V670000September 15, 2016seat belts: rear/other2016crash271
16V351000May 24, 2016structure: body: roof and pillars2015–2016crash and injury3
16V261000April 29, 2016structure: body2015–2016crash and injury55
16V093000February 18, 2016equipment: other: labels2015–2016crash2,278
16V077000February 10, 2016air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2010–2014crash, injury and death136,361
14V677000October 28, 2014structure2014crash and injury100
11V210000March 30, 2011seat belts2010–2011crash, injury and death3,437
10V655000December 29, 2010structure2007, 2010crash3
10V642000December 21, 2010equipment2010–2011injury274
10V294000June 29, 2010fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap2010crash2,589

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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