{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 22V131 (VS3VADREH): 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v131/",
  "summary": "Recall 22V131 (Mercedes-Benz): An incorrectly assembled torsion bar may fail at the connection between the torsion bar and linkage, resulting in a loss of vehic...",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500, model year 2021. Filed by Daimler Vans USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 8 March 2022. 2,153 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Vans USA, LLC. (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles. The shim on the torsion bar was installed incorrectly during assembly. 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 Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: VS3VADREH. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 22V131 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: “An incorrectly assembled torsion bar may fail at the connection between the torsion bar and linkage, resulting in a loss of vehicle stability, and increasing the risk of a crash.” 22V131 Daimler Vans USA, LLC Suspension:Front:Springs:Torsion Bar 8 March 2022 2021-2021 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 1500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 4500 An incorrectly assembled to",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:28:46+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T20:46:13+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 22V131 (VS3VADREH): 2021 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v131/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}