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DaimlerVansUSA,LLCAMacedesBen:AGCompanyIMPORTANTEMISSIONCAMPAIGN2020040002°1°"Thisnoticeappliestoyourvehicle,VIN:WDYFE8CDOGP308414EPA&CARBApprovedEmissionModification-OM642SprinterEMC#1March2021•Anemissionmodificationisavailableforyourvehicle.•ScheduleanappointmentwithyourauthorizedFreightlinerdealerassoonaspossible.•Thismodificationwillbeprovidedfreeofcharge.DearFreightlinerSprinterOwnerorLessee:OnMarch9,2021,asettlementwasapprovedbetweenDaimlerAGandMercedes-BenzUSA,LLC("MBUSA")andtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofJustice(DOJ),theEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA),theCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(CARB),andtheCaliforniaAttorneyGeneral'sOffice(CAAG),regardingtheemissioncontrolsysteminyourvehicle.Aspartofthissettlement,weareofferingamodificationtoyouremissioncontrolsystem.TheemissionmodificationforyourvehiclehasbeenapprovedbytheEPAandCARB,andisnowreadyforinstallationinyourvehicle.YourauthorizedFreightlinerdealerwillinstallthemodificationatnocosttoyou.ThisletteroutlinestheemissioncontrolsystemmodificationsthatarenowavailableforyourSprintervehicleandthefurtherextendedemissionswarranlycoveragethatwillbeprovidedoncethemodificationhasbeencompletedonyourvehicle.Youcanalsoreadabouttheinstructionsregardingmaintenanceforyourvehiclepost-modification.Weencourageyoutocarefullyreviewtheinformationinthisletter,andifwecanbeoffurtherassistance,pleaseletusknow.Forquestionsaboutanyofthematerialinthisletter,pleasevisithttps://BlueTecUpdate.freightlinersprinterusa.comorcontact1-833-841-9363.I.EmissionModificationAsdescribedabove,yourauthorizedFreightlinerdealerwillinstalltheemissionmodificationthatupdatestheemissionscontrolsystemsoftwareonyourvehicleandinvolvesanexchangeoftheNOxsensors.Youshouldnotnoticeanyadversechangesinvehiclereliability,durability,performance,drivability,fueleconomy,orotherdrivingcharacteristics.Themodificationwillchangethewayyourvehicle'sengineandemissioncontrolsystemsinteract.Theemissionmodificationwillaffectyourcarinthefollowingways:•DieselExhaustFluid(DEF)consumption-TheemissionmodificationisnotexpectedtochangethefrequencywithwhichyouneedtorefillyourDEF(alsoknownasAdBlue')tank.However,undercertainconditions,yourvehiclemayusemoreDEFascomparedtopriorusage.Theexactamountofthechangewillvarydependingondrivingstyleandprofile,aswellasotherfactors.•On-boarddiagnostic(OBD)systemchanges-Theoperationofyourvehicle'sOBDsystemwillbemodifiedbasedupontheagreementwithEPAandCARB.WedonotanticipatethatthemodificationwillaffecttheOBDsysteminamannerthatwouldmakeidentificationandrepairofanycomponentsdifficult,compromisewarrantycoverage,orcompromiseyourvehicle'sabilitytocomplywiththeDaimlerVansUSA,ILC