The defect
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling 2019-2021 Mercedes Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles equipped with swivel seats. The wiring harnesses for the front seats may have been routed incorrectly and could become jammed and damaged in the swivel seat frames.
The risk
Damage to the wiring harness can prevent the side air bag within the seat to deploy inadvertently or not deploy as designed, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will attach the mounting clip to the correct position, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 11, 2021. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS3DREHSEL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Sprinter 1500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 2500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 4500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500 | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AIR BAGS:PASSENGER SIDE FRONTAL:CUSHION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other air bags recalls in 2021
65 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the air bags; Daimler Vans USA, LLC filed 126 campaigns in all.
| 21V980000 16 Dec 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V925000 24 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V923000 24 Nov 2021 | Ford Motor Company |
| 21V892000 17 Nov 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 21V874000 10 Nov 2021 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 21V873000 10 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V868000 9 Nov 2021 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 21V860000 5 Nov 2021 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021