{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Dvusa recall 19V716 (VS3KEIL): 2019 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v716/",
  "summary": "Recall 19V716 (Dvusa): If a vehicle that has an incorrectly installed abutting wedge is involved in a severe frontal accident, a greater force may be ne...",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Sprinter 1500, Freightliner Sprinter 2500, Freightliner Sprinter 3500, Freightliner Sprinter 4500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, model year 2019. Filed by Daimler Vans USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 8 October 2019. 153 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2019 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the abutting wedge, a component attached to the door jamb to make opening the door easier after a severe frontal impact, may have been installed incorrectly. 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 Dvusa's own number for this recall: VS3KEIL. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 19V716 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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 a vehicle that has an incorrectly installed abutting wedge is involved in a severe frontal accident, a greater force may be necessary to open the doors, increasing the risk of injury.” 19V716 Daimler Vans USA, LLC Structure:Body:Door 8",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:49:17+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:47:34+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Dvusa recall 19V716 (VS3KEIL): 2019 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19v716/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}