Sprinter Engineering & Compliance Suppor: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Filler Pipe and Cap
Sprinter Engineering & Compliance Suppor reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 29, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,589. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
SPRINTER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2009 THROUGH MARCH 2010 AND SOLD UNDER THE MERCEDES-BENZ, FREIGHTLINER, AND DODGE BRAND NAME. THE SPRING PLATE WHICH ATTACHES THE OIL FILLER NECK TO THE CYLINDER-HEAD COVER MAY CRACK.
The risk
A CRACK IN THE SPRING PLATE MAY RESULT IN ENGINE OIL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE OIL FILLER NECK, POSSIBLY LEADING TO THE ACCUMULATION OF DIRT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH SUBSEQUENT SOILING OF THE ROAD SURFACE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OIL FILLER NECK FREE OF CHARGE. MERCEDES-BENZ USA IS HANDLING THE MERCEDES-BENZ AND FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN, AND CHRYSLER IS HANDLING THE DODGE SPRINTER OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 4, 2010. MERCEDES-BENZ AND FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER OWNERS MAY CONTACT MBUSA, LLC AT 1-877-762-8276, AND DODGE SPRINTER OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 3500 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Dodge Sprinter 2500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Dodge Sprinter 3500 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Sprinter 3500 | 0 | 4 | 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 10V294000.
Full record for the 2010 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →