{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes recall 15V261: Model Year 2015 Sprinter 2500 and Sprinter 3500",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v261/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V261 (Mercedes-Benz): Leaking oil may drip onto a hot engine surface, increasing the risk of a fire. Additionally, the leaking oil may be a roa...",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500, Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500, model year 2015. Filed by Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC - DBA Sprinter and reported to NHTSA on 5 May 2015. 1,335 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC - DBA Sprinter (Mercedes) is recalling certain model year 2015 Sprinter 2500 and Sprinter 3500 vehicles manufactured February 28, 2014, to January 22, 2015. In the affected vehicles, oil may leak from around the chain tensioner gasket area. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Leaking oil may drip onto a hot engine surface, increasing the risk of a fire. Additionally, the leaking oil may be a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash.” 15V261 Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC - DBA Sprinter Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Diesel 5 May 2015 2015-2015 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 2500, MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER 3500 Leaking oil may drip onto a hot engine surface, increasing the risk of a fire. Additionally, the leaking oil may be a road hazard for other vehicles, increasing the risk of a crash. Mercedes will notify owners, and dealers will replace the chain tensioner gask",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:11:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T07:51:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes recall 15V261: Model Year 2015 Sprinter 2500 and Sprinter 3500\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v261/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}