NHTSA campaign 08V339000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Sprinter Engineering & Compliance Suppor: Steering › Column

Sprinter Engineering & Compliance Suppor reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 24, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The 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.

The risk

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

The 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.

24 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2006 Dodge Sprinter 2500	34	5	1	1
2006 Dodge Sprinter 3500	24	3	1	0
2006 Freightliner Sprinter 2500	3	3	0	0
2006 Freightliner Sprinter 3500	1	2	0	0
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500	21	3	2	0
2005 Dodge Sprinter 3500	6	2	1	0
2005 Freightliner Sprinter 2500	3	3	0	0
2005 Freightliner Sprinter 3500	1	2	0	0
2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500	12	3	0	0
2004 Dodge Sprinter 3500	2	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner Sprinter 2500	0	3	0	0
2004 Freightliner Sprinter 3500	0	2	0	0
2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500	5	5	1	0
2003 Dodge Sprinter 3500	0	4	0	0
2003 Freightliner Sprinter 2500	6	5	1	0
2003 Freightliner Sprinter 3500	2	4	1	0
2002 Dodge Sprinter 2500	0	4	0	0
2002 Dodge Sprinter 3500	0	3	0	0
2002 Freightliner Sprinter 2500	0	4	0	0
2002 Freightliner Sprinter 3500	0	3	0	0
2001 Dodge Sprinter 2500	1	2	0	0
2001 Dodge Sprinter 3500	0	1	0	0
2001 Freightliner Sprinter 2500	0	2	0	0
2001 Freightliner Sprinter 3500	0	1	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 08V339000.

Full record for the 2006 Dodge Sprinter 2500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →