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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin 511546B · NHTSA communication 10218924 · issued Aug 30, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2019
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

Mercedes Emissions Recall 2021070027: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC ("MBUSA") on behalf of Mercedes-Benz AG ("MBAG"), the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz vehicles, has initiated a Recall Campaign for Model Year 2019 Sprinter vehicles to update the Engine Control Unit (ECU) software, Transmission Control Unit (TCU) software and Dosing Control Unit (DCU) software in these vehicles. Our records indicate that your vehicle is included in the population of affected vehicles.

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.