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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500 2017–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin LI49.20-N-073931 · NHTSA communication 10207197 · issued Jan 18, 2022

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2017–2021
model years
20
vehicle entries

Official summary

Complaint Thank you for your continued support of the US Emission Modification Program (EMP). We are providing this LI to assist you in addressing vehicles that come to your workshop to receive the Approved Emission Modification (AEM), but show in VMI as eligible only for the Canada BlueTEC II Field Measure or as currently registered in Canada. Only vehicles currently registered in the United States, or held by a US dealer, are eligible to receive the US Approved Emission Modification (AEM), including vehicles originally built for the Canadian market. This LI is intended to help you evaluate h

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.