{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Dvusa recall 17V149: 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v149/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V149 (Dvusa): If the event of a crash, the bracket may detach and the drive shaft may damage the fuel system, increasing the risk of a fire.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Sprinter 2500, Freightliner Sprinter 3500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, model year 2016. Filed by Daimler Vans USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 7 March 2017. 892 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles. The bracket for the center support bearing of the drive shaft may not have been properly welded. 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: “If the event of a crash, the bracket may detach and the drive shaft may damage the fuel system, increasing the risk of a fire.” 17V149 Daimler Vans USA, LLC Power Train:Driveline:Driveshaft 7 March 2017 2016-2016 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500, FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 If the event of a crash, the bracket may detach and the drive shaft may damage the fuel system, increasing the risk of a fire. DVUSA will notify owners and dealers will install three additional rivets to secure the bracket, free of charge. Interim notices",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:58:26+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T12:21:14+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Dvusa recall 17V149: 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v149/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}