# NHTSA recall 22V491000

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: 22V491000
- Manufacturer's number: VS3LE54ELE
- Manufacturer: Daimler Vans USA, LLC
- Reported: 2022\-07\-11
- Owners notified: 2022\-08\-10
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- Units potentially affected: 2
- Part numbers: A9075403987

## What is wrong

Daimler Vans USA, LLC \(DVUSA\) is recalling certain 2021 Mercedes\-Benz Sprinter 2500 vehicles.  The generator wiring harness may be incorrectly connected to the electric power steering, which can result in an electrical surge.


## What can happen

An electrical surge can increase the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and correct the wiring harness connection, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed August 10, 2022.  Owners may contact DVUSA at 1\-877\-762\-8267.  DVUSA's number for this recall is VS3LE54ELE.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2024 quarter 3 to 2025 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-07\-14
- Vehicles in the campaign: 2
- Reported remedied: 2 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 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

- [2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 2500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). 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.

- [MB VS3DREHSEL In](/bulletins/10202551.md), 2021-10-25, 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)

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