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Mercedes-Benz service campaign VS2RADREI

What it saysMercedes-Benz AG, the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz Vans, has determined that on certain Sprinter and Metris vehicles, the B-pillar certification label might not contain information on the vehicle's rim size, tire size… NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Mercedes-Benz filed this with NHTSA as a service campaign dated Jul 12, 2024, received Aug 3, 2024. It names 8 model years (2016–2023). 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.

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What the bulletin says

Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication
What the dealer does An authorized Mercedes- Benz dealer will replace the Certification Label on the affected vehicles.

Picked out of NHTSA’s summary below, word for word. The document itself is the record, and the dealer checks the VIN.

Mercedes-Benz AG, the manufacturer of Mercedes-Benz Vans, has determined that on certain Sprinter and Metris vehicles, the B-pillar certification label might not contain information on the vehicle's rim size, tire size, and cold tire inflation pressure required under FMVSS 110 or, as applicable, FMVSS 120. In this case, relevant regulatory requirements might not be met. Mercedes-Benz believes this issue has no impact on vehicle safety. Mercedes-Benz intends to submit a petition to NHTSA for exemption from the notification and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. chapter 301, pursuant to 49 CFR Part 556, on the basis that this non-compliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. MBUSA will conduct a service campaign to remedy new vehicles in dealer inventory. An authorized Mercedes- Benz dealer will replace the Certification Label on the affected vehicles.

Kind Service campaign Manufacturer date Jul 12, 2024 Received by NHTSA Aug 3, 2024 Components —

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
VS2RADREIService campaignJul 12, 202411005572PDF, 655 KB

What the document itself lists

The manufacturer titles it “Service Campaign Notification”.

Part the bulletin names

Part numberDescriptionQty
A 907 584 90 16Vehicle identification plate for USA—

Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (7 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Mercedes-Benz’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote.

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 them

A vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.

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What owners reported

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Owners of the 8 model years this bulletin names have filed 212 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.

Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.

Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Mercedes-Benz, by the number printed on the letter.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Mercedes-Benz VS2RADREI 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, or on its page here.

Is the VS2RADREI 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 VS2RADREI cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 8 model years: 2023 Mercedes-Benz Metris, 2022 Mercedes-Benz Metris, 2021 Mercedes-Benz Metris, 2020 Mercedes-Benz Metris, 2019 Mercedes-Benz Metris, 2018 Mercedes-Benz Metris and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.