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2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 18, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 3, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Driver assistance
Filed Apr 18, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

NHTSA ID
10583490
Incident
Feb 12, 2014
Mileage
47,000 mi
BrakesSteeringSuspension
Filed Jul 3, 2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCEDES BENZ SPRINTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE AND THE SHOCK ABSORBERS BEGAN LEAKING. THE DEALER REPLACED SOMETHING UNKNOWN IN THE STEERING COLUMN AS WELL AS THE SHOCK ABSORBERS. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE CLAMPS WERE FRACTURED AND FAILED TO SECURELY HOLD THE HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,570. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,583.

NHTSA ID
10523063
Incident
Jun 27, 2013
Mileage
48,570 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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