Sprinter Engineering & Compliance Suppor: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master Cylinder
Sprinter Engineering & Compliance Suppor reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 11, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 34. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SPRINTER IS RECALLING 34 MY 2007-2008 DODGE AND FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 CARGO VANS. SOME OF THESE VANS MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE CORRECT BRAKE COMPONENTS INSTALLED.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE APPROPRIATE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDERS AND BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIRS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPRINTER AT 1-800-992-1997.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Dodge Sprinter 3500 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Dodge Sprinter 3500 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V110000.
Full record for the 2008 Dodge Sprinter 3500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →