2001 Freightliner Sprinter 3500

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Column08V339000

Filed Jul 24, 200810 vehiclesSprinter Engineering & Compliance Suppor

Defect. SPRINTER IS RECALLING 10 MY 2001-2006 DODGE AND FREIGHTLINER 2500 AND 3500 VEHICLES. THE WELDING SEAM BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND STEERING COLUMN OF AFFECTED SPARE PARTS DOES NOT MEET DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RESULT OF AN OUT OF SPECIFICATION WELDING SEAM IS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAY DETACH FROM ITS INTERIOR VEHICLE MOUNTING BRACKET.

Risk. THE OPERATOR MAY LOSE STEERING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMNS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPRINTER AT 843-695-5057.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2022	0	1	0	Routine
2021	1	11	0	Routine
2020	0	17	0	Routine
2019	0	36	0	Routine
2018	0	8	0	Routine
2017	2	7	0	Routine
2016	1	11	0	Routine
2015	0	9	0	Routine
2014	0	5	0	Routine
2013	0	5	0	Routine
2012	2	3	0	Routine
2011	1	2	0	Routine
2010	3	4	0	Routine
2009	0	4	0	Routine
2008	7	6	0	Routine
2007	0	6	0	Routine
2006	1	2	0	Routine
2005	1	2	0	Routine
2004	0	2	0	Routine
2003	2	4	1	Routine
2002	0	3	0	Routine
2001 — this page	0	1	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 24, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.