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Freightliner Sprinter

Every Freightliner Sprinter model year on file, 2001 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years160 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years52001 to 2007

Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins5Summed across model years

By model year

The 2002 model year drew the most complaints, 8, 50% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Freightliner Sprinter complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Airbags

Electrical system

Powertrain

Brakes

Tires

Suspension

Steering

Wheels

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Freightliner Sprinter 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 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2007	Van	4	0.0	67	2	0	3
2005	Other	2	0.0	100	0	0	0
2004	Van	2	0.0	31	0	1	2
2002	Van	8	0.0	267	0	1	0
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	1	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner Sprinter

09V-456 Nov 19, 2009
Heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks
Equipment · 269 vehicles
07V-246 Jun 7, 2007
On certain trucks, the side window air bag module diffuser material may contain hairline cracks
Airbags · 21 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.