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Freightliner Sprinter 4500

Every Freightliner Sprinter 4500 model year on file, 2007 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years182007 to 2024
Recall campaigns38Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins622Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.7512007200920112013201520172019120212024
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Driver assistance leads the Freightliner Sprinter 4500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Driver assistance
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Freightliner Sprinter 4500 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Freightliner Sprinter 4500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2024Not decoded0NoneNone0070
2023Not decoded0NoneNone0073
2022Not decoded0NoneNone1064
2021Not decoded0NoneNone11072
2020Not decoded0NoneNone17048
2019Van10.01834060
2018Not decoded0NoneNone6120
2017Not decoded0NoneNone1121
2016Not decoded0NoneNone1125
2015Not decoded0NoneNone1025
2014Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2013Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2012Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2011Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2010Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2009Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2008Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2007Not decoded0NoneNone0018
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner Sprinter 4500

  • 23V-876 Dec 21, 2023
    Partition wall may be missing bolts, allowing the wall to detach during a crash
    Structure · 387 vehicles
  • 23V-875 Dec 21, 2023
    Longitudinal frame members may be missing reinforcement fasteners, reducing vehicle stability and decreasing the structural integrity of the…
    Structure · 3,739 vehicles
  • 23V-874 Dec 21, 2023
    Connection between the propeller shaft bearing and crossmember may loosen, reducing vehicle control
    Structure · 9 vehicles
  • 23V-806 Dec 1, 2023
    Topcoat paint formula may cause the windows and interior lashing rails to be insufficiently bonded to the vehicle
    Structure · 131 vehicles
  • 23V-204 Mar 24, 2023
    Instrument cluster may fail to display any information when the vehicle is started
    Electrical system · 6,857 vehicles
  • 22V-796 Oct 21, 2022
    Guide bushing on the parking pawl may fatigue, which can cause the parking pawl not to engage and result in vehicle rollaway
    Powertrain · 124k vehicles
  • 22V-360 May 20, 2022
    Error in the communication module's SIM card software can cause a mobile network connection failure, disabling the emergency call (eCall) system
    Communication · 20k vehicles
  • 22V-281 Apr 27, 2022
    Rearview camera may not display the rearview image due to a software error
    Back-over prevention · 12k vehicles
  • 21V-972 Dec 15, 2021
    Software error in the park lock system may allow the vehicle to move after the gear selector has been placed in the Park 'P' position without the…
    Electrical system · 48k vehicles
  • 21V-933 Dec 1, 2021
    Front axle fender liner and brake hose may be too close, allowing the fender liner to contact and damage the brake hose
    Brakes · 98 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.