Freightliner Sprinter 3500 2010
Model Sprinter 3500 made in 2010 by Freightliner got 9 consumer complains there is 1 recall as well as 4 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags, electronic stability control. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling, fuel system, diesel and structure. There was one recall concerning fuel system, gasoline .
Model 2010
Recalls
Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE - STORAGE - TANK ASSEMBLY - FILLER PIPE AND CAP | ||||||||||||||||
10V294000 | SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR | from 11/01/2009 to 03/31/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 2589 | 10/04/2010 | MFR | SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR | 06/29/2010 | 06/29/2010 | |||||||
Defect Summary | Sprinter is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 vehicles manufactured from november 2009 through march 2010 and sold under the mercedes-benz, freightliner, and dodge brand name. the spring plate which attaches the oil filler neck to the cylinder-head cover may crack. | |||||||||||||||
Consequence Summary | A crack in the spring plate may result in engine oil leaking into the engine compartment from the oil filler neck, possibly leading to the accumulation of dirt in the engine compartment with subsequent soiling of the road surface which could lead to a vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the oil filler neck free of charge. mercedes-benz usa is handling the mercedes-benz and freightliner sprinter owner notification and remedy for this campaign, and chrysler is handling the dodge sprinter owner notification and remedy for this campaign. the safety recall began on october 4, 2010. mercedes-benz and freightliner sprinter owners may contact mbusa, llc at 1-877-762-8276, and dodge sprinter owners may contact chrysler at 1-800-992-1997. | |||||||||||||||
Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . |
Bulletins
Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - DIESEL | |||||
SB-2010090005 | 10/01/2010 | 10034728 | Mercedes (freightliner): the metering line at the diesel exhaust after treatment fluid (adblue) tank may leak in the area of the connector due to production quality issues at the supplier. this may lead to electrical signal distortions in | 01/07/2011 | |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
SB-2010090005 | 10/01/2010 | 10034728 | Mercedes (freightliner): the metering line at the diesel exhaust after treatment fluid (adblue) tank may leak in the area of the connector due to production quality issues at the supplier. this may lead to electrical signal distortions in | 01/07/2011 | |
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | |||||
SB-2010090005 | 10/01/2010 | 10034728 | Mercedes (freightliner): the metering line at the diesel exhaust after treatment fluid (adblue) tank may leak in the area of the connector due to production quality issues at the supplier. this may lead to electrical signal distortions in | 01/07/2011 | |
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||||
LI72-16-N-048764 | 02/18/2010 | 10033644 | Daimler chrysler(xentry): load compartment sliding door catches or is difficult to operate. cable track of load compartment sliding door is cracked, resulting i noises. dirt from cargo area (e.g. stones, packaging waste) gets jammed in m | 09/01/2010 |
Consumer Complaints
Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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AIR BAGS | |||
12/01/2010 | 800 | ||
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 freightliner sprinter 3500. upon starting the vehicle, the srs warning light illuminated. the failure recurred whenever the vehicle was in operation. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. the failure mileage was 800 and the current mileage was 1,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
12/01/2010 | 800 | ||
Tl-the contact owns a 2010 freightliner sprinter 3500. upon starting the vehicle an srs light illuminated on the dashboard. the failure recurred whenever the vehicle was operated. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed and was not repaired. the failure mileage was 800 and the current mileage was 1,000. the vin was unavailable. sm. | |||
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | |||
05/20/2011 | 720 | ||
The handling of this vehicle is very unstable at 50 miles hour or less. wind could be some of the problems. other vehicles did not appear to have this problem, as they would pass us and not to happy that we couldn't drive faster. |