NHTSA recall 21V042000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 21V042000 |
| Manufacturer's number | NC3DREZAHA |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-02-03 |
| Owners notified | 2021-08-20 |
| Component | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 48667 |
| Part numbers | A9069051101, A9065404417, A9069051001, A9065404317 |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-08 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 48667 |
| Reported remedied | 43109 (88%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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.
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
If ESC becomes disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear-wheel speed sensor with a more robust sensor, free of charge. DVUSA issued owners an interim notification on March 10, 2021. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is NC3DREZAHA.
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.
| 2012 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2015 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2017 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2012-01-04 to 2018-10-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2017 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE20014
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE20014 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2020-09-21, closed 2021-03-30. Rear Wheel Speed Sensor Failure. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| WDA-M9L5Z | 2018-03-26. Service bulletin. Replacement of the Electronic Stability Program (EPS) in hydraulic unit. |
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| LI54-25-N-061756 | 2015-10-07. Service bulletin. XENTRY (DAIMLER): FAULT CODE C007500 IS STORED IN ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP) CONTROL UNIT CAUSING INDICATOR LAMP TO BECOME ACTIVE AND DAMAGE, INTERNALLY, BY BEING OVERLOADED, BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. MODEL 906. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.