Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle

Mercedes-Benz · Sprinter

What is the danger

Due to a manufacturing defect, the leaf springs on the rear axle might break.

Consequently, the wheel control and driving behaviour might be impaired, increasing the risk of accidents.

Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: Manufacturer

Description: Passenger van / Light commercial vehicle under Mercedes-Benz Recall code: VS3BLAFED (3291090).
Brand: Mercedes-Benz
Model / type: Type-approval numbers: e1*2007/46*1760*00, e1*2007/46*1761*00, e1*2007/46*1762*00, Types, according to type data sheet: KL3A4, FL3A4, KL3A5
Batch: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 29/03/2018 and 14/01/2019.

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/1642/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-044
Published: 24 October 2019
Modified: 25 February 2022
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1154/19 has been permanently withdrawn from report 2019-31 of 02-08-2019 at the request of the notifying authority following new test results that prove compliance of the product. The brand name in notification A12/1393/19 of report 2019-39 has been corrected at the request of the notifying authority. Notification A12/1451/19 has temporarily been unpublished from web report 2019-40 at the request of the notifying authority due to an ongoing investigation. The category in notifications A12/1638/19 and A12/1641/19 has been changed from "Cosmetics" into "Chemical Products" after agreement with notifying authority. An additional distributor and the related voluntary measures have been added to A12/1641/19 on request of the notifying authority. In agreement with the notifying authority the products in notifications A12/16438/19 and A12/1641/19 have been changed to product not of professional use.