The defect
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles equipped with a manual parking brake and 7-speed automatic transmission. The guide bushing on the parking pawl may fatigue, which can cause the parking pawl not to engage and result in vehicle rollaway.
The risk
Vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the software of the electronic stability, transmission control, direct select module, and electronic ignition switch control units, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2023. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's numbers for this recall are 22V2790611, 22V2790612, and 22V2790613.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Sprinter 1500 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 2500 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner Sprinter 4500 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other power train recalls in 2022
47 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the power train; Daimler Vans USA, LLC filed 126 campaigns in all.
| 22V937000 16 Dec 2022 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 22V914000 9 Dec 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 22V880000 29 Nov 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V866000 23 Nov 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V853000 18 Nov 2022 | Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company |
| 22V835000 10 Nov 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V792000 20 Oct 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V760000 11 Oct 2022 | Kia America, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022