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What 9 owners told NHTSA about the 2019 Mercedes-benz Sprinter 4500

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (9)Crash / fire / injury (2)Driver assistance (3)Electrical system (3)Speed control (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Backup camera & sensors (1)Body & structure (1)Equipment (1)Lane Departure (1)Steering (1)

1 of 9 complaints match · Backup camera & sensors · clear filters

Jun 23, 2021Lane DepartureBackup camera & sensorsDriver assistance

The Lane Assist and Crosswind Assist do not work properly. When a gust of wind hits you or when you're passing a semi, the van immediately forces your vehicle off the road or into the other lane where there is another vehicle or a concrete barrier. It's very difficult to hold onto the steering wheel and try to maneuver the vehicle to stay in your lane. The only way to turn off these features are to turn off them off every time you start your vehicle. Mercedes Benz has told me there is no way to turn it off completely and they have had numerous complaints of unsafe vehicle responses from the assist features.

NHTSA ODI 11421986

Working with the data? Download all 9 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2019 Mercedes-benz Sprinter 4500 verdict →