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Freightliner software error in the control unit may prevent the driver from being able to switch off the high beams when intended.

NHTSA campaign 19V-309 · Reported April 18, 2019 · 1,517 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner Sprinter and Sprinter
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,517
REMEDY
DVUSA will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner Sprinter dealers will update the control unit software, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Vans USA, LLC reported a problem with the headlights high/low beam dimmer switch. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

A software error in the control unit may prevent the driver from being able to switch off the high beams when intended.

WHY IT MATTERS

Being unable to turn off the high beams may result in oncoming traffic being blinded by the vehicle's lights, increasing the risk of crash.

WHAT TO DO

DVUSA will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz or Freightliner Sprinter dealers will update the control unit software, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 19V-309.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2019Freightliner Sprinter
2019Mercedes-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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