# NHTSA recall 19V695000 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: 19V695000 - Manufacturer's number: VS3AIRIGEL - Manufacturer: Daimler Vans USA, LLC - Reported: 2019\-10\-02 - Owners notified: 2020\-02\-10 - Component: AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE - Units potentially affected: 1232 ## What is wrong Daimler Vans USA, LLC \(DVUSA\) is recalling certain 2018\-2019 Mercedes\-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles. The airbag systems may not have been activated after vehicle production. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard \(FMVSS\) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." ## What can happen An inactive airbag system can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. ## The remedy DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to determine if the airbag systems have been activated, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. DVUSA issued owners an interim notification on November 22, 2019. The recall began February 10, 2020. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1\-877\-762\-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS3AIRIGEL. ## 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 2021 quarter 2 - Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-07\-13 - Vehicles in the campaign: 1232 - Reported remedied: 1041 \(84%\) - Reported unreachable: 0 - Reported removed: 0 These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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 - [2018 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 1500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 1500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 4500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 4500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 1500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 1500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 2500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 2500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 4500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 4500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-08\-31 to 2019\-07\-11. Listed as a series or trim of this model. ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [LI91.60\-N\-069828](/bulletins/10179970.md), 2020-09-21, Service bulletin - [V\-RC\-2019110020](/bulletins/10170617.md), 2020-01-21, Service bulletin ## 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) JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V695000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/19V695000) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20NHTSA%20recall%2019V695000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F19V695000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2019V695000)