# NHTSA recall 17V742000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V742000
- Manufacturer: Daimler Vans USA, LLC
- Reported: 2017\-11\-21
- Owners notified: 2018\-01\-19
- Component: TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
- Units potentially affected: 773

## What is wrong

Daimler Vans USA, LLC \(DVUSA\) is recalling certain 2017 Mercedes\-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans.  The spare tire holder under the vehicle may not be properly secured.


## What can happen

If the spare tire holder is not properly secured, the spare tire may separate from the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DVUSA will notify owners and dealers will lift the spare tire holder completely and tighten the securing screws as necessary, free of charge.  The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.  Owners may contact DVUSA custom service at 1\-854\-888\-3214.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 773
- Reported remedied: 637 \(82%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-07\-11 to 2017\-08\-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2017 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-07\-11 to 2017\-08\-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2017 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 2500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-07\-11 to 2017\-08\-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2017 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2017/recalls.md). Built 2017\-07\-11 to 2017\-08\-09. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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