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Mercedes-Benz affected vehicles were manufactured without a driveshaft catch strap, allowing a loose driveshaft to strike the fuel tank.

NHTSA campaign 17V-592 · Reported September 22, 2017 · 109 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
VEHICLES AFFECTED
109
REMEDY
DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing catch strap for the driveshaft, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Vans USA, LLC reported a problem with the driveline driveshaft. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles were manufactured without a driveshaft catch strap, allowing a loose driveshaft to strike the fuel tank.

WHY IT MATTERS

A loose driveshaft may strike and puncture the gas tank, resulting in a fuel leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will install the missing catch strap for the driveshaft, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-592.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2016Mercedes-Benz Sprinter

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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