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2015 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 Recalls, Complaints & Specs

8 safety recalls list the 2015 Freightliner Sprinter 2500, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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8 safety recalls for the 2015 Freightliner Sprinter 2500

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Hose, piping, and connections (steering)

    NHTSA 20V663000 Reported 47,667 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Vans USA, LLC

    Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Mercedes Benz Sprinter and Freightliner Sprinter vehicles. The hydraulic power steering return line hoses may detach at their connection points under certain operating conditions, causing hydraulic fluid to leak.

    Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will check the return line connections of the power steering system, correcting it as needed, free of charge. The recall began December 23, 2020. Owners may contact DVUSA customer…

  2. Seats

    NHTSA 19V238000 Reported 12 vehicles potentially affected Vantage Mobility International, LLC

    Vantage Mobility International, LLC (Vantage) is recalling certain 2015-2018 Ford Transit Van, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, and 2007 Ford F-250-based shuttle vehicles equipped with Freedman GO-3S foldaway seats. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into…

    Remedy: Vantage has notified owners, instructing them to contact Freedman for a repair kit, free of charge. The recall began March 25, 2019. Owners may contact Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.

  3. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 19V003000 Reported 71,301 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Vans USA, LLC

    Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the driver frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a…

    Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front driver air bag module, free of charge. The recall is began March 15, 2019. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267.

  4. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 19V004000 Reported 88,388 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Vans USA, LLC

    Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a…

    Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. The recall began March 15, 2019. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267.

  5. Air bags

    NHTSA 17V093000 Reported 15,338 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Vans USA, LLC

    Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans. These vehicles were manufactured without a reinforcement plate and protective bracket on the air bag control unit. As a result, the air bag control unit may not remain functional after the…

    Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will install a reinforcement plate and protective bracket around the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began on May 26, 2017. Owners may contact DVUSA customer…

  6. Roof and pillars (structure)

    NHTSA 16V351000 Reported 3 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Vans USA, LLC

    Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured May 31, 2015, to April 30, 2016, and 2015-2016 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured May 1, 2015, to April 30, 2016. The affected vehicles are configured to have super-high roofs, but may…

    Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will install the required crash-pads, free of charge. The recall began on August 11, 2016. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267.

  7. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 16V261000 Reported 55 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Vans USA, LLC

    Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Mercedes Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured April 1, 2015, to October 31, 2015. The affected vehicles may have had multiple layers of paint applied, and as a result, in a crash, the windows may separate from the vehicle when the outer…

    Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will remove the windows and inspect the paintwork, repainting the vehicles as necessary, free of charge. This recall began August 4, 2016. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service…

  8. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 16V093000 Reported 2,278 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Vans USA, LLC

    Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans manufactured April 29, 2015, to December 15, 2015. The affected vehicles have a tire pressure label that incorrectly states a higher maximum load capacity than the vehicle is designed for.

    Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner dealers will replace the incorrect tire pressure label, free of charge. The recall began March 2016. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at…

2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2015 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 100,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 2021 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Vehicle was driving fine, then warning lights that ABS system was no longer functioning, cruse control inoiperable, "go to shop immediatly" with no apparent cause. I took it to a shop and they attache”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 13, 2023 · Service brakes

“I work for an expedite transport carrier. In my now close to 3 years driving two sprinter 2500's i have had 7 of the 10 rims fail. In each and every case the same problem developed. A hairline fractur”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 20, 2021 · Wheels

Compare Freightliner Sprinter 2500 model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Freightliner Sprinter 2500 model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Freightliner Sprinter 250020
2002 Freightliner Sprinter 250040
2003 Freightliner Sprinter 250056
2004 Freightliner Sprinter 250030
2005 Freightliner Sprinter 250033
2006 Freightliner Sprinter 250033
2007 Freightliner Sprinter 250050
2008 Freightliner Sprinter 250055
2009 Freightliner Sprinter 250042
2010 Freightliner Sprinter 250054
2011 Freightliner Sprinter 250041
2012 Freightliner Sprinter 250022
2013 Freightliner Sprinter 250042
2014 Freightliner Sprinter 250044
2015 Freightliner Sprinter 250082
2016 Freightliner Sprinter 250091
2017 Freightliner Sprinter 250050
2018 Freightliner Sprinter 250072
2019 Freightliner Sprinter 2500364
2020 Freightliner Sprinter 2500177
2021 Freightliner Sprinter 2500120
2022 Freightliner Sprinter 250011

Checking a specific 2015 Freightliner Sprinter 2500

How do I know if my 2015 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 8 campaigns currently list the 2015 Freightliner Sprinter 2500; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Freightliner dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 16V093000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Freightliner models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.