Mercedes Sprinter parking brake bracket welds can fail causing rollaway
Daimler Vans is recalling certain 2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles because the parking brake cable bracket welds may fail and disengage the parking brake, failing FMVSS 105.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: Rubric level 4 covers structural vehicle defects: a weld failure in the parking brake bracket is a structural failure of a braking system that can let an unattended vehicle roll away.
Plain-English summary
Daimler Vans USA, LLC is recalling certain 2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles. About 88 units are potentially affected.
The parking brake cable bracket welds may fail and disengage the parking brake. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems".
NHTSA states that parking brake failure can result in a vehicle rollaway, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will inspect and repair the parking brake cable bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 30, 2025. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267, or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500, SPRINTER 1500, SPRINTER 4500, SPRINTER 3500
- Brand
- MERCEDES-BENZ
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Parking brake
- Affected units
- 88
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (4)
- SPRINTER 2500
- SPRINTER 1500
- SPRINTER 4500
- SPRINTER 3500
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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