NHTSA recall 10V294000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 10V294000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 2010090002 |
| Manufacturer | SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR |
| Reported | 2010-06-29 |
| Owners notified | 2010-10-04 |
| Component | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP |
| Units potentially affected | 2589 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
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.
The remedy
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
SPRINTER SAFETY RECALL NO. 2010090002.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2009 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2009 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2009-11-01 to 2010-03-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| LI47 00-N-067942 | 2018-09-04. Service bulletin. Check Engine Light Illuminated with Stored Fault Code P008700 in ME Control Unit N3/34 and or P008A00 in FSCU N118 |
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| CSN-K18 | 2011-01-08. Service bulletin. DODGE SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE SPRING PLATE THAT AFFIXES THE OIL FILLER NECK TO THE VALVE COVER ON THE VEHICLES, MAY CRACK, RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE ENGINE OIL LEAK. THE OIL FILLER NECK MUST BE REPLACED. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.