Freightliner Sprinter 1500 2019 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin LI27_20_N_080998_1 · NHTSA communication 11038168 · issued Sep 25, 2026
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2019
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Sprinter 907 with 725.0 (NAG3 Classic) Transmission ‑ Shudder during acceleration Complaint Shudder may be felt in the following situations: • accelerating from stop or up hill • during upshifts Cause Under Investigation, possible torque converter clutch operation
Vehicles covered
- 2019 Freightliner Sprinter 1500
- 2019 Freightliner Sprinter 2500
- 2019 Freightliner Sprinter 3500
- 2019 Freightliner Sprinter 4500
- 2019 Freightliner Sprinter (VS30)
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 1500
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4500
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (VS30)
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.