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2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500

Model year 2016: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 27, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

15 recalls for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

Oct 28, 2020. Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections

NHTSA counts 47,667 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-663

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 8, 2019. Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

NHTSA counts 71,301 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-003

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 8, 2019. Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

NHTSA counts 88,388 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 27, 2013 to Apr 5, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-004

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 15, 2018. Equipment: other: labels

NHTSA counts 17 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 19, 2016 to Nov 14, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-113

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 8, 2017. Equipment

NHTSA counts 550 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 1, 2014 to Oct 31, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-786

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 16, 2017. Equipment: other: labels

NHTSA counts 2 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 24, 2017 to Jun 28, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-650

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 22, 2017. Power train: driveline: driveshaft

NHTSA counts 109 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Feb 4, 2016 to Sep 29, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-592

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 5, 2017. Equipment: other: labels

NHTSA counts 1,257 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jun 8, 2016 to Dec 20, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-364

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 7, 2017. Power train: driveline: driveshaft

NHTSA counts 892 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 2, 2016 to Nov 14, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-149

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 10, 2017. Air bags

NHTSA counts 15,338 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Apr 1, 2013 to Nov 8, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-093

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 28, 2016. Seat belts: front: anchorage

NHTSA counts 28 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-853

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 15, 2016. Seat belts: rear/other

NHTSA counts 271 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Mar 1, 2016 to May 31, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-670

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 24, 2016. Structure: body: roof and pillars

NHTSA counts 3 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from May 31, 2015 to Apr 30, 2016.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-351

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 29, 2016. Structure: body

NHTSA counts 55 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Apr 1, 2015 to Oct 31, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-261

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 18, 2016. Equipment: other: labels

NHTSA counts 2,278 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Apr 29, 2015 to Dec 15, 2015.

  • NHTSA campaign 16V-093

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

28 complaints to NHTSA, received from May 2, 2016 to Aug 14, 2026.

  • None told of a crash, and 1 complaint of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 27, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 27, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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