21V042000
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.
2016 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 3500
16 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 95 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
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
20V663000
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.
19V004000
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.
19V003000
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.
18V113000
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.
17V786000
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.