# NHTSA recall 22V796000

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: 22V796000
- Manufacturer's number: 22V2790611,2,3
- Manufacturer: Daimler Vans USA, LLC
- Reported: 2022\-10\-21
- Owners notified: 2023\-02\-10
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:INTERNAL:PARK PAWL
- Units potentially affected: 124305
- Part numbers: Error in software parameters specified by MBAG to supplier

## What is wrong

Daimler Vans USA, LLC \(DVUSA\) is recalling certain 2019\-2022 Mercedes\-Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles equipped with a manual parking brake and 7\-speed automatic transmission.  The guide bushing on the parking pawl may fatigue, which can cause the parking pawl not to engage and result in vehicle rollaway.


## What can happen

Vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Dealers will update the software of the electronic stability, transmission control, direct select module, and electronic ignition switch control units, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2023.  Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1\-877\-762\-8267.  DVUSA's numbers for this recall are 22V2790611, 22V2790612, and 22V2790613.


## 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 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-12
- Vehicles in the campaign: 124305
- Reported remedied: 104579 \(84%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- [2019 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 1500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 1500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 1500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 1500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 4500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 4500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 4500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 4500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 1500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 1500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 1500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 1500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 2500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 2500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 2500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 2500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 3500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2019 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 4500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2019/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2020 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 4500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2021 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 4500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2021/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 MERCEDES\-BENZ SPRINTER 4500](/makes/mercedes-benz/sprinter/2022/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Investigated as PE21019

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.

- PE21019: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2021\-08\-02, closed 2022\-05\-27. Vehicle Rolls Away While in Park. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V796000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V796000/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.

- [2022120009](/bulletins/10232555.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin
- [22V2790614\-1](/bulletins/10232554.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin
- [22V2790611](/bulletins/10232551.md), 2023-03-06, Service bulletin
- [TIF\-021](/bulletins/10216861.md), 2022-08-02, Service bulletin
- [CSA\-020](/bulletins/10216855.md), 2022-08-02, Service bulletin
- [LI54.21\-N\-069524](/bulletins/10183232.md), 2020-11-30, Service bulletin
- [LI54.21\-N\-069524](/bulletins/10174343.md), 2020-04-27, 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/22V796000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/22V796000)

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