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Mercedes-Benz Esprinter recalls

DVSA has published 5 safety recalls that name the Mercedes-Benz Esprinter since 2020, 5 of them since 2020. Between them they cover at least 3,145 UK vehicles of this model.

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All Mercedes-Benz Esprinter recalls, newest first

  1. ESPRINTER · a software implausibility error in the hv 'battery gateway' control unit may cause the contactors of all hv batteries to be opened unnecessarily

    23 Mar 2022 · R/2022/072

    A software implausibility error in the HV �battery gateway� control unit may cause the contactors of all HV batteries to be opened unnecessarily.

    Fix: Update the software of the HV �battery gateway� control unit.

    2,323 vehicles · built 19 Mar 2020 to 15 Dec 2021

  2. ESPRINTER · on certain front wheel drive vehicles equipped with an additional traction battery the attachment bolts on the frame of this high voltage battery could be loose

    25 Jun 2021 · R/2021/187

    On certain front-wheel-drive vehicles equipped with an additional traction battery the attachment bolts on the frame of this high voltage battery could be loose.

    Fix: Tighten the screwing of the high voltage battery module on the affected vehicles according to the respective specification.

    507 vehicles · built 19 Mar 2020 to 8 Sep 2020

  3. ESPRINTER, EVITO · the corrosion protection of the high voltage battery housing may not be sufficient

    5 May 2021 · R/2021/039

    The corrosion protection of the high-voltage battery housing may not be sufficient.

    Fix: Inspect clean and wax the housing of the high-voltage batteries. In cases of existing significant corrosion an affected battery module would be renewed.

    170 vehicles · built 19 Mar 2020 to 19 Mar 2020

  4. ESPRINTER · vehicles have been delivered with an operating manual that doesn't contain a warning notice for the exclusive use of an approved charging cable for charging the high voltage (hv) battery

    13 Apr 2021 · R/2021/056

    Vehicles have been delivered with an operating manual that doesn�t contain a warning notice for the exclusive use of an approved charging cable for charging the high-voltage (HV) battery.

    Fix: Attach a supplementary sheet with a corresponding warning notice in the operation manual for the affected vehicles.

    140 vehicles · built 19 Mar 2020 to 20 Aug 2020

  5. ESPRINTER · the threaded connections that join the front axle wheel bearings and drive shafts may work loose

    14 Dec 2020 · R/2020/271

    The threaded connections that join the front axle wheel bearings and drive shafts may work loose.

    Fix: Check the threaded connection of the drive shaft on the affected vehicles and correct it if necessary.

    5 vehicles · built 19 Mar 2020 to 7 May 2020

Other Mercedes-Benz models

Source: DVSA recalls register, check-vehicle-recalls.service.gov.uk, copy dated 6 Sep 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. A recall is listed here when DVSA names this model in it; the build dates on each recall say which cars it covers, and a registration check confirms your own.