Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB 16-001 · NHTSA communication 10093041 · issued Dec 31, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
In 2016, mercedes-benz released a new 2-pc flange nut wheel fastener (mercedes-benz p/n a 000 990 53 53) which is taller and has a larger washer diameter than the previous 2-pc flange nut (mercedes-benz p/n a 000 401 18 72) used for model years 2007-2015. Due to the change in height of the 2-pc flange nut, alcoa wheel p/n 25080x cannot be used in both the outer rear dual position and inner rear dual position with the new 2-pc flange nut as this creates a sub-flush thread engagement condition. It is recommended that 2-pc flange nuts are at least flush with the end of the stud. This communicatio
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.