Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 (2024) vehicles with faulty parking brake cable brackets may roll away. Owners must have parking brake inspected and repaired by dealers at no cost.
“Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 (2024) Recall: Parking Brake Failure Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated August 19, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/81831-mercedes-benz-sprinter-1500-2024-recall-parking-brake-failure-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #25V135000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V135000).
NHTSA announced on Feb. 28, 2025, that Daimler Vans USA is recalling certain 2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vehicles due to parking brake failure risks. Dealers will inspect and repair the parking brake cable bracket free of charge.
How to tell if you have it
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500, 2024
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, 2024
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, 2024
Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500, 2024
What to do
Dealers will inspect and repair the parking brake cable bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 30, 2025. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 877-762-8267.
The hazard
The parking brake cable bracket welds may fail and disengage the parking brake, resulting in a vehicle rollaway that increases the risk of a crash. These vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 105.
Context
GovInfoNow's records show Daimler Vans USA, LLC has 102 other recalls on record since 2016-02-18. Other recent recalls of similar products include Mercedes-Benz Metris 2023 Air Bags (2026-06-02), Mercedes-Benz Metris 2023 Rearview Camera issues (2025-11-07), and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Forward Collision Avoidance System failure (2025-10-17). Other recent recalls of similar products include Mercedes-Benz AMG GLA 35 Risk of Vehicle Rollaway (2026-07-24), Chevrolet Blazer EV Parking Brake Recall (2026-01-22), and Mercedes-Benz S 560 4MATIC Power Train risk (2026-03-04).
How to tell if you have this one
Check for 2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 vehicles. The recall was notified to owners via mail on April 30, 2025.
Brand
Mercedes-Benz
Category
Vehicle
Based on the official NHTSA remedy
What to do — step by step
Contact Dealer for Inspection
Dealers will inspect and repair the parking brake cable bracket as necessary at no cost.
Check for Notification Letter
Owner notification letters were mailed April 30, 2025.
Official remedy
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will inspect and repair the parking brake cable bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 30, 2025.
Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS3HALHAN.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 2 months after NHTSA received the defect report.
1NHTSA received the defect report
2Owner letters mailed
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
Take action
Contact Mercedes-Benz
We’ve drafted a message you can send Mercedes-Benz to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 25V135000 — Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 (2024) Recall: Parking Brake Failure Risk
Hello,
I own a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 (2024) Recall: Parking Brake Failure Risk that is covered by recall 25V135000 from Mercedes-Benz.
The official recall notice states: Dealers will inspect and repair the parking brake cable bracket as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 30, 2025. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is VS3HALHAN.
I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this?
Thank you.
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on August 19, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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