NHTSA campaign 22V796000 · Manufacturer campaign 22V2790611,2,3

Daimler Vans USA, LLC Recall 22V-796: Vehicle Rollaway from Guide Bushing Fatigue

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 22V796000 (Manufacturer campaign 22V2790611,2,3) was reported by Daimler Vans USA, LLC on October 21, 2022, with 124,305 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Sprinter 1500, Freightliner Sprinter 2500, Freightliner Sprinter 3500 and more for model years 2019–2022. Owners were notified on February 10, 2023, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
22V796000 (also written 22V-796 or 22V796)
Filed by
Daimler Vans USA, LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
22V2790611,2,3
Report received
Potentially affected
124,305 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Internal — Park Pawl
Owners notified

Repair completion: 84.13% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 22V796000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V796000.

Defect description

Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2019-2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles equipped with a manual parking brake and 7-speed automatic transmission. The guide bushing on the parking pawl may fatigue, which can cause the parking pawl not to engage and result in vehicle rollaway.

Safety consequence

Vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will update the software of the electronic stability, transmission control, direct select module, and electronic ignition switch control units, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 10, 2023. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's numbers for this recall are 22V2790611, 22V2790612, and 22V2790613.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V796000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.