Manufacturer profile

Daimler Vans

Daimler Vans has filed 126 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2016, covering 1.46M vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date2Ranked 37 of 202 manufacturers by campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected52k2026 to date
Campaigns on file1262016 to 2026
Do-not-drive or park-outside1Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Daimler Vans USA, LLC".

Campaigns per year

Daimler Vans has averaged 10 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2019 peak of 21

Daimler Vans recall campaigns by report date, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

01020302016201720182019212020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Airbags are Daimler Vans's most recalled component since 2016

Daimler Vans campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Airbags
15
Structure
13
Electrical system
13
Equipment
12
Brakes
10
Fuel system
8
Steering
8
Powertrain
7
Back-over prevention
6
Suspension
6
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Daimler Vans uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2025 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Daimler Vans against all manufacturers, by year.

Daimler VansAll manufacturers
020%40%60%20162018202020222024202650%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2019 is covered by the most Daimler Vans campaigns, 59

Daimler Vans campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

0204060201220142016201859202020222025
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Daimler Vans filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Daimler Vans campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
26V-099Feb 20, 2026Vehicles fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when in reverseBack-over prevention117Software update
26V-070Feb 6, 2026Water may accumulate on the air bag control unit, which can cause the air bags not to deploy as intendedAirbags52,360Repair or modification
25V-725Oct 24, 2025Right longitudinal frame member may not be reinforced properly, decreasing the structural integrity of the third-row seatsStructure366Repair or modification
25V-712Oct 17, 2025Front short-range radar sensor printed circuit board may fail and result in a loss of automatic emergency braking and other driver assistance featuresDriver assistance16Part replacement
25V-609Sep 12, 2025Longitudinal frame members may not be reinforced properlyStructure4Repair or modification
25V-463Jul 11, 2025Electrical connections for the infotainment system may not be properly secured, which can cause the rearview camera image not to displayBack-over prevention43,422Repair or modification
25V-135Feb 28, 2025Parking brake cable bracket welds may fail and disengage the parking brakeBrakes88Repair or modification
25V-090Feb 14, 2025Welds on the helical gear within the rear axle drivetrain may fail, causing a loss of drive powerBrakes689Part replacement
24V-930Dec 13, 2024Instrument cluster illumination may not be adjustable and appear too bright in certain lighting conditionsElectrical system697Software update
24V-517Jul 9, 2024Spring U-bolts for the rear axle may have reduced strength due to improper heat-treatment, which can cause the rear axle to shift out of positionSuspension1,232Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Daimler Vans's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2016 Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air…0.14M
  2. 2022 Guide bushing on the parking pawl may…0.12M
  3. 2019 These vehicles are equipped with certain…0.09M
  4. 2021 Software design of the communication module…0.08M
  5. 2019 These vehicles are equipped with certain…0.07M
Source: NHTSA ODI.