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2016 Mercedes-Benz SPRINTER 3500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1454257
Internal NHTSA #	11079855
Manufacurer	Daimler Vans USA, LLC
Brand	MERCEDES-BENZ
Model	SPRINTER 3500
Model Year	2016
File date	27/08/17
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While driving on a mountain road the vehicle began to send fire, smoke and steam from the motor compartment under the dash board and over the wind shield, causing the motor to stop running and subsequently causing the brakes to fail sending my wife and i down a winding mountain and ultimately resulting in a near fatal crash into a mountain retaining wall. The vehicle was completely destroyed. This vehicle was brand new when purchased by us and only 5 months old with 4500 miles (2325 miles were put on vehicle by the transporter to get it from factory to point of sale). dtjb*dt
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	4500
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SANTA CLARITA, CA
VIN pattern	WDAPF4CC1G9XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	2
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	RWD
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Mercedes-Benz SPRINTER 3500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Mercedes-Benz SPRINTER 3500 Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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