2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 12%of 17 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the steering of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, 12% of the 17 complaints for this model year.
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.
“I noticed there was a reall of the front hub assemblies, however my truck must not be on the list of vins affected. I’m not sure where the problem originated, but I just passed over 20k miles and im experiencing signs and symptoms of what that recall would affect, this started a few weeks ago, not getting any better. It just stars vibrating and shaking pretty violently. like a wheels coming off. My father is also experiencing similar issues in is 2022 king ranch with 40k miles. Both trucks, very low mileage shouldn’t show these sort of symptoms yet. …”
NHTSA complaint #11611821, filed 2024-08“I was driving my van and out of nowhere it locked up and power steering malfunctioned. I was in NY at the time. Tried to get MB to help explain what was happening. Said they would send a Tech out. Found out they were going to send a tow truck and that was it. I had several pups on board and had to get them safe. So I figured out how to drive it with no power steering all the way back to Houston. While driving we got into some rain. Which for whatever reason the rain kicked the power steering on for just 5 or less seconds. This kept happening on and off while in wet road conditions. …”
NHTSA complaint #11584991, filed 2024-04Related service bulletins
- 10240168Jul 13, 2023Various concerns in relation to electric power steering including Rattling/humming noise from electric power steering when steering fully turned (see video recordings 01 and 02).
Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500
3 complaintsForward collision avoidance
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsLane departure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500
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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