Sprinter 3500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 49 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Sprinter 3500 (2003–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2006.
Pick your Sprinter 3500 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Sprinter 3500 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Sprinter 3500 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 Sprinter 3500 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 Sprinter 3500 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 Sprinter 3500 | 4 | 21 |
| 2005 Sprinter 3500 | 2 | 14 |
| 2004 Sprinter 3500 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 Sprinter 3500 | 2 | 2 |
What Sprinter 3500 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 49 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 21.
All Sprinter 3500 recalls (6)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Sprinter 3500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Springs (suspension)
Sprinter is recalling certain model year 2011 sprinter 3500 vehicles sold both under the mercedes-benz and freightliner brand names. The supplier of the rear springs rolled the spring eye diameter out of tolerance on a limited number of parts in its production, and then corrected the diameter without heating the parts.
Remedy: Owners will be contacted, and dealers will replace the rear springs as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during november 2011. Owners may contact sprinter at 1-877-762-8267.
Model years: 2011
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Daimler buses is recalling 465 my 2004-2008 sprinter 2500 and 3500 buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair…
Remedy: Daimler buses is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or daimler buses at 1-905-403-7807.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Daimler buses of north carolina (dbnc) is recalling 334 my 2005-2006 sprinter 2500 and my 2003, 2005-2007 sprinter 3500 buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installation in motor vehicles." the…
Remedy: Dbnc is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or dbnc at 1-905-403-7807.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Certain buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles." the interlock switch system in the lift may not detect the presence of a passenger (either wheelchair or standee) on the ricon wheelchair…
Remedy: Daimlerchrysler is working with ricon to repair these wheelchair lifts (please see 06e101). Owners can contact ricon at 800-322-2884 or daimlerchrysler at 1-800-882-8054.
Model years: 2006
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Service brakes, air
On certain trucks built on dodge and freightliner chassis, the brake fluid used was contaminated with coolant. Due to the high water content the boiling point of the subject brake fluid is reduced.
Remedy: Dealers will flush and replace the brake fluid free of charge. The recall began on july 17, 2006. Owners may contact daimlerchrysler at 1-704-655-1000.
Model years: 2006
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Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive
On certain vans, a capacitor within the electronic control unit for the air bag can crack and the air bag may not activate as designed. This condition is signaled to the driver by the SRS-warning lamp.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the electronic control unit for the air bag. Owner notification began on april 14, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…
Model years: 2003
Other Sprinter 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.