2019 Freightliner Sprinter 1500 & 2019 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 + 7 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Sprinter and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles. The Operator's Manual may not contain the correct information about how the automatic parking function ("Auto-P") operates.
💥 The risk
If the driver relies on the Auto-P function as described in the Operator's Manual, vehicle rollaway or movement may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
DVUSA will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner Sprinter dealers will provide the correct description of the Auto-P function for the Operator's Manual, free of charge. The recall began May 18, 2020. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS3BAUTOP.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 20V180000
- Manufacturer recall #
- VS3BAUTOP
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 52,127
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
- Owner phone
- 1-877-762-8267
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 18, 2020
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.