{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Mercedes-Benz recall 24V166 (VS3BEFHAU): 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v166/",
  "summary": "Recall 24V166 (Mercedes-Benz): A short circuit increases the risk of a fire. In addition, a loss of drive power, power steering, and brake system control increa...",
  "excerpt": "Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500, model year 2023. Filed by Daimler Vans USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 1 March 2024. 828 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles. The main wiring harness may chafe against the drive shaft and short circuit, which can result in a loss of drive power, power steering, and brake system control. 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: VS3BEFHAU. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 24V166 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: “A short circuit increases the risk of a fire. In addition, a loss of drive power, power steering, and brake system control increases the risk of a crash.” 24V166 Daimler Vans USA, LLC Electrical System:Wiring 1 March 2024 2023-2023 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 1500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500, MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500, MERC",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T23:53:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T00:42:15+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Mercedes-Benz recall 24V166 (VS3BEFHAU): 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v166/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}