Freightliner service campaign MB LAUNCH (SC) NCU-VS3VERGET REPLACE REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT
Freightliner filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jun 26, 2024, received Jul 4, 2024, about the power train — 1 document under this number: VS3VERGET. It names 4 model years (2023). A service campaign is not a safety recall — there is no NHTSA campaign number and no federal requirement — but it is usually work the manufacturer pays for on the vehicles it names; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationThis is to notify you of a Service Campaign to Replace the Rear Transmission Mount on approximately 76 MY 2023 Sprinter Vans. MBAG has determined that the rear transmission mount was not installed per production specifications. As a precautionary measure, MBUSA will replace the rear transmission mount and necessary hardware on the affected vehicles.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS3VERGET | Service campaign | Jun 26, 2024 | 11003186 | not yet checked |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themAlso filed against: 2023 Freightliner Sprinter 1500; 2023 Freightliner Sprinter 2500; 2023 Freightliner Sprinter 3500; 2023 Freightliner Sprinter 4500.
None of these model years has a page on this site (it covers EPA-certified cars, trucks and SUVs from 2016), so the bulletin is listed here on its own.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Freightliner MB LAUNCH (SC) NCU-VS3VERGET REPLACE REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT a recall?
No. A service campaign is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is the MB LAUNCH (SC) NCU-VS3VERGET REPLACE REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT repair free?
A service campaign is usually paid by the manufacturer on the vehicles it names, within the terms and time limit the document sets; the dealer checks the VIN against the manufacturer’s list.
Which vehicles does MB LAUNCH (SC) NCU-VS3VERGET REPLACE REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 4 model years: 2023 Freightliner Sprinter 1500, 2023 Freightliner Sprinter 2500, 2023 Freightliner Sprinter 3500, 2023 Freightliner Sprinter 4500. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.