The defect
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Mercedes Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles. The hydraulic power steering return line hoses may detach at their connection points under certain operating conditions, causing hydraulic fluid to leak.
The risk
The sudden loss of power steering assist and hydraulic steering fluid leaking onto the roadway may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will check the return line connections of the power steering system, correcting it as needed, free of charge. The recall began December 23, 2020. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this campaign is NV3LETULPE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Sprinter 1500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 2500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 4500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other steering recalls in 2020
29 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the steering; Daimler Vans USA, LLC filed 126 campaigns in all.
| 20V726000 20 Nov 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
| 20V712000 17 Nov 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V664000 28 Oct 2020 | Proterra Inc. |
| 20V651000 23 Oct 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 20V626000 9 Oct 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 20V621000 7 Oct 2020 | Proterra Inc. |
| 20V568000 21 Sept 2020 | Nova Bus |
| 20V534000 2 Sept 2020 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020