2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Engine	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Hose, Piping, and Connections20V663000

Filed Oct 28, 202047,667 vehiclesDaimler Vans Usa, Llc

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.

Risk. The sudden loss of power steering assist and hydraulic steering fluid leaking onto the roadway may increase the risk of a crash.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Engine

Filed Jul 6, 2021CA

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD IN CRUISE CONTROL ENGINE JUST SUDDENLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND LOSES POWER. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY OR WHILE GOING UPHILL. ERROR CODE WAS P0087- LOW FUEL RAIL PRESSURE! AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTING IT THEN IT GOES BACK TO NORMAL. NEED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS IT IS VERY UNSAFE! IT HAPPENED 4X DURING MY TRAVEL OF 8000 MILES

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2021

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2024	1	2	0	Routine
2023	2	6	0	Routine
2022	1	7	0	Routine
2021	9	17	0	Routine
2020	5	22	1	Routine
2019	8	38	0	Routine
2018	2	7	0	Routine
2017	0	1	0	Routine
2016 — this page	1	1	0	Routine
2015	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 28, 2020. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.