2016 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 3500

16 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 95 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns16
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints95
Complaints citing a crash5
Complaints citing a fire4

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 16

21V0420002021-02-03

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE

If ESC becomes disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.

20V6630002020-10-28

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

The sudden loss of power steering assist and hydraulic steering fluid leaking onto the roadway may increase the risk of a crash.

19V0040002019-01-08

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

19V0030002019-01-08

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

18V1130002018-02-15

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

The incorrect UVW label can result in final stage manufacturers exceeding the maximum vehicle weight once the vehicle is completed. A vehicle that exceeds its maximum weight has an increased risk of a crash.

17V7860002017-12-08

EQUIPMENT

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

What owners report most

  • 12SERVICE BRAKES
  • 12AIR BAGS
  • 12POWER TRAIN
  • 11ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
  • 10VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 9ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 7WHEELS
  • 4ENGINE

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2016 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 3500s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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