2025 Mercedes-Benz Esprinter recall: Insufficient Pedestrian Warning Sound/FMVSS 141
Report received by NHTSA: Feb. 20, 2026.
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- What's recalled
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2025 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter vehicles. The vehicles fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
- The risk
Insufficient pedestrian warning sounds may fail to alert pedestrians of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
- Who's affected
117 vehicles potentially affected, according to NHTSA. Models: 2025 Mercedes-Benz Esprinter.
- Compared with
Daimler Vans USA, LLC has 2 NHTSA recalls in 2026 so far, compared with 6 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- Before this
119 earlier NHTSA recalls by Daimler Vans USA, LLC since Nov. 1, 2016; the 5 most recent:
- Feb. 6, 2026 2020, 2022-2023 Mercedes-Benz Metris recall: Air Bags May Not Deploy
- Oct. 24, 2025 2023-2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 recall: Improperly Reinforced Frame Member (agency record)
- Oct. 17, 2025 2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 recall: Loss of Automatic Emergency Braking (agency record)
- Sept. 12, 2025 2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, 2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 recall: Improperly Reinforced Frame Members (agency record)
- July 11, 2025 2020-2023 Mercedes-Benz Metris recall: Rearview Camera Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111 (agency record)
Counted by the Tribune from NHTSA's records since Nov. 1, 2016.
- What to do and when
Dealers will update the software for the pedestrian warning sounds, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 27, 2026. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number for this recall is V3EAVASOU. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning February 20, 2026.
NHTSA's record, word for word
- Check it yourself
NHTSA's VIN lookup shows whether a specific vehicle has an open recall.
Models in this recall
- Mercedes-Benz Esprinter 2025
The record as NHTSA published it
| NHTSA recall number | 26V099000 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| Recall type | Vehicle |
| Component | BACK OVER PREVENTION |
| Report received by NHTSA | Feb. 20, 2026 |
| Potentially affected | 117 vehicles |
| Manufacturer's recall number | V3EAVASOU |
| “Do not drive” warning | No |
| Fire risk when parked (“park outside”) | No |
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall records (public domain). NHTSA's record