# 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 \(United States\) - 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 ## 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. ## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported - Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 - 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. ## Vehicles this campaign lists - [2012 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2014 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2015 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2016 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2016/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2017 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2017/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2012 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2012/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2013 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2014 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-01\-04 to 2018\-10\-25. Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2015 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2015/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2016 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2016/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2017 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2017/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. - [2018 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2018/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model. ## 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. From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V042000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V042000/investigations) ## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall. - [WDA\-M9L5Z](/bulletins/10130514.md), 2018-03-26, Service bulletin - [LI54\-25\-N\-061756](/bulletins/10058550.md), 2015-10-07, 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/21V042000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/21V042000) [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%2021V042000&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Frecalls%2Fnhtsa%2F21V042000&vehicle=NHTSA%20recall%2021V042000)