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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 56 recall campaigns for the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, across 8 model years from 2009 to 2020. The 2020 has the most (22); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).

Model years
8

2009–2020, with a recall

Recall campaigns
56
Most recalls
2020

22 recalls

Owner complaints
313

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 313 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 across 17 model years; the most, 62, concern the 2016.

Owners marked a crash on 11 of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 complaints (4%) and a fire on 6.

Across all Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 58 complaints), then the service brakes (56).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 in 2020: 69, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 is equipment: other: labels, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 recall, 24V930000, was reported on December 13, 2024 and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel.

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 years to avoid

Too few Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 4 of the 5 needed.

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 3500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202403—not ranked
2023017—not ranked
2022088not ranked
2021085not ranked
202022139not ranked
201902720not ranked
20181096not ranked
201792810not ranked
2016166231not ranked
20150215not ranked
201405520not ranked
20135276not ranked
20124212not ranked
2011080not ranked
2010640not ranked
2009110not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS7
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
  • ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE5
  • STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS5
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
  • EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE4
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL3
  • STRUCTURE:BODY3
  • AIR BAGS2

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 recall campaign (56)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
24V930000December 13, 2024electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2020crash697
23V874000December 21, 2023structure: body2020crash and fire9
23V875000December 21, 2023structure: critical fasteners2020crash and injury3,739
23V876000December 21, 2023structure: critical fasteners2020injury387
23V204000March 24, 2023electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2020crash6,857
22V796000October 21, 2022power train: automatic transmission: internal: park pawl2020crash124,305
22V360000May 20, 2022electrical system: software2020injury19,937
22V281000April 27, 2022back over prevention: display function2020crash12,086
21V972000December 15, 2021electrical system: software2020crash48,400
21V410000June 2, 2021electrical system2020injury4,078
21V411000June 2, 2021electrical system: software2020crash and injury33,437
21V359000May 17, 2021structure: body: door: hinge and attachments2020crash and injury2,016
21V241000April 6, 2021steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2020crash4,444
21V235000April 5, 2021electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2020crash1,285
21V152000March 10, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2020crash56,534
21V153000March 10, 2021latches/locks/linkages: doors: lock2020crash and injury56
21V077000February 17, 2021back over prevention: sensing system: camera2020crash198
21V055000February 5, 2021electrical system: software2020crash and injury84,345
21V042000February 3, 2021electronic stability control (esc): control module2012–2013, 2016–2018crash48,667
20V802000December 21, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2020crash9,094
20V663000October 28, 2020steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections2016–2018, 2020crash47,667
20V631000October 14, 2020service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2020crash463
20V595000September 29, 2020fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2020fire4,010
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
19V222000March 20, 2019unknown or other2018crash and injury7
19V003000January 8, 2019air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2016–2017injury and death71,301
19V004000January 8, 2019air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2016–2017injury 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
17V804000December 14, 2017lane departure: assist2017crash2,177
17V786000December 8, 2017equipment2016–2017fire 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 module2010injury 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
17V093000February 10, 2017air bags2013, 2016injury15,338
16V853000November 28, 2016seat belts: front: anchorage2016crash and injury28
16V670000September 15, 2016seat belts: rear/other2016crash271
16V351000May 24, 2016structure: body: roof and pillars2016crash and injury3
16V261000April 29, 2016structure: body2016crash and injury55
16V093000February 18, 2016equipment: other: labels2016crash2,278
16V077000February 10, 2016air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2010, 2012–2013crash, injury and death136,361
14V706000November 5, 2014equipment adaptive/mobility2009–2010, 2012–2013injury34
11V210000March 30, 2011seat belts2010crash, injury and death3,437
10V655000December 29, 2010structure2010crash3
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 3500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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