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HighNHTSA·25V712000·Announced 2026-05-10

2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 radar sensor failure disables emergency braking

Certain 2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 vehicles have a front short-range radar sensor that may fail, causing loss of automatic emergency braking and other driver assistance features.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is a functional defect in a critical safety system (automatic emergency braking) with potential to increase crash risk. No injuries or deaths have been reported, placing it at Level 3 per the rubric: 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.'

Plain-English summary

Daimler Vans USA, LLC is recalling certain 2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 vehicles due to a defect in the front short-range radar sensor. The sensor's printed circuit board may fail, resulting in loss of automatic emergency braking and other driver assistance features.

Approximately 16 vehicles are affected by this recall. The loss of automatic emergency braking can increase the risk of a crash. Owners should contact Daimler Vans USA customer service at 1-877-762-8267 to arrange a free replacement of the short-range sensor at a dealer.

Owner notification letters were mailed on November 21, 2025. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall are searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning October 24, 2025.

The recalled product

Product
2025 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500
Brand
MERCEDES-BENZ
Manufacturer
Daimler Vans USA, LLC
Category
Vehicle
Hazard
  • radar-failure
  • emergency-braking-failure
Affected units
16

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 (1)

  • SPRINTER 2500

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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