2021 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 Steering Problems

1 NHTSA complaint on file

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Steering Issues in the 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500

1 steering complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Steering Complaints

#11651549 |
I am writing to formally raise a critical safety concern regarding the performance and behavior of the Crosswind Assist system in my 2020 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500, upfitted by Airstream as a B-Class RV. This vehicle, identified by VIN [XXX] , exhibited behavior that I believe constitutes a significant and potentially dangerous flaw in its integrated driver-assistance programming. During a westbound trip from Minnesota to Nevada—traversing high-wind corridors in South Dakota, Wyoming, and Utah—the Crosswind Assist system activated on multiple occasions while overtaking large trucks during gusty wind conditions. The system appeared to override driver input by abruptly applying the brakes and modulating throttle response. On one particular occasion, this intervention forced our vehicle laterally toward a semi-truck in the adjacent lane while simultaneously initiating a hard brake event. This caused not only a near side-impact collision but also a chain reaction behind us, as trailing vehicles panic-braked, narrowly avoiding a...
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