2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 Complaints and Recall Information
The 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 has 0 complaints and 7 recalls filed with NHTSA. Owners most frequently report issues related to vehicle safety systems and adaptive mobility equipment based on recall data.
Seven recalls encompass various systems including adaptive mobility equipment, electronic stability control, and frontal airbag inflator modules.
Recalls- Adaptive mobility equipment. Recall 14V706000 affects 34 vehicles with Ricon wheelchair lifts whose platform side plates may crack. Cracking can cause the platform to separate and fall, risking injury. Cummings will install support bumpers or replace cracked platforms free of charge.
- Electronic stability control. Recall 21V042000 involves 48,667 Sprinter 3500 vehicles converted to campers or RVs where ESC modules may disable. Loss of ESC can impair vehicle stability and increase crash risk. Dealers will replace rear-wheel speed sensors at no cost.
- Driver airbag inflator. Recall 16V077000 affects 136,361 vehicles from 2007-2014 model years. Inflators may rupture upon deployment due to excessive pressure, potentially causing metal fragments to injure occupants. Dealers will replace the driver frontal airbag inflator free of charge.
- Passenger airbag inflator. Recall 17V480000 covers 17,609 vehicles with defective passenger side airbag inflators that can rupture due to propellant degradation. This poses a serious injury hazard from metal fragments. Replacement airbags will be installed at no cost to owners.
Owners with repeated repairs or unresolved safety defects related to these recalls may have rights under their state lemon law. Consultation with a qualified attorney could help determine applicable protections and remedies.
2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 Summary
2012
Model Year
0
Total Complaints
4
Total Recalls
202671
Vehicles Affected
Recalls
2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500
48667 vehicles affected
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 and Freightliner Sprinter 3500 vehicles upfitted into campers or recreational vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) unit may become disabled on these vehicles.
Risk: If ESC becomes disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500
17609 vehicles affected
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2012 Freightliner and Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled into the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500
136361 vehicles affected
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (Daimler Vans) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Dodge Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2006, to July 31, 2008, 2007-2014 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2014, and 2010-2014 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2014. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500
34 vehicles affected
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Cummings Mobility Conversion & Supply (Cummings) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Ford E-150, E-250, E-350, Chevrolet Express, 2006-2008 Dodge Sprinter, and 2009-2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2013 Ford Transit Connect vehicles manufactured January 1, 2006, to October 8, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Risk: If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
Complaints
No complaints found.