2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 11%of 28 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 23,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the seat belts of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500, 11% of the 28 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 23,500 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Takata recall passengers side air bag blow up and never came out seat belt wont work car was not in a collision or hit just went off as driving on road mb will not see truck to fix it tried 4 times to make them see it nasty people sad so sad”
NHTSA complaint #11155551, filed 2018-12, 22,000 miles“Mercedes benz refuses for over a year to fix my airbags passenger seat airbag deployed with no accident. Just driving about 25 miles an hour it employed at of now nowhere but airbag didn't come out”
NHTSA complaint #11291145, filed 2019-12, 25,000 miles“The coach comes with 2 sets of two seatbelts. The driver and passenger seatbelts work fine, as designed. The two other seatbelts installed in the bench seat behind the driver are too short to be used by an adult or a child seat. We called thor and advised them of the problem. Their response was that the seat belts were of the correct length as far as the engineering was concerned. I am 6'2 and 200 lbs and I have tried to get the belt snapped around me and the closest I can get the buckle and the snap is 6 inches apart. I asked them what good seat belts were if they were too short to be used. …”
NHTSA complaint #10862601, filed 2016-05Related recalls
- 16V853000Nov 28, 2016Midwest Automotive Designs, LLC (Midwest) is recalling certain model year 2016 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2016, to…Covers: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 2016, Sprinter 3500 2016
- 16V670000Sep 15, 2016Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2016 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured March 1, 2016…Covers: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 2016, Sprinter 3500 2016, Freightliner Sprinter 3500 2016 +1 more
Related service bulletins
- 10170541Dec 17, 2019Seat belt does not roll up correctly
Seat belts: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
5 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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