NHTSA campaign 16V833000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Vans USA, LLC: Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel

Daimler Vans USA, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 17, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 17,501. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Dodge and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans manufactured June 30, 2003, to August 31, 2006. The instrument cluster on the affected vehicles fails to illuminate the BRAKE warning lamp in the instrument cluster during the vehicle start up bulb-function check. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."

The risk

Without the BRAKE lamp illuminating during the vehicle start up bulb-function check, the driver has no confirmation that the lamp is working and therefore may not know whether or not the lamp will illuminate if the brake fluid level is low. If the operator is unaware that the vehicle has low brake fluid, there would be an increased risk of a crash.

The remedy

DVUSA will notify owners, and DVUSA and Dodge dealers will correct the instrument cluster software, as necessary, free of charge. An interim notification was sent to owners on January 6, 2017. A second notice will be mailed to owners once the remedy becomes available. The recall began on July 27, 2017. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-770-705-2070.

16 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

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 16V833000.

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