NHTSA recall 16V077000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 16V077000 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| Reported | 2016-02-10 |
| Owners notified | 2017-03-31 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 136361 |
| Report | Quarterly report 7, for 2018 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-10-23 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 136361 |
| Reported remedied | 55549 (40%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1279 |
| Reported removed | 9747 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (Daimler Vans) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Dodge Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2006, to July 31, 2008, 2007-2014 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2014, and 2010-2014 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2014. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
What can happen
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
Daimler Vans will notify the Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner owners and Fiat Chrysler will notify the Dodge owners. The respective dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 31, 2017. Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner owners may contact Daimler Van's customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Dodge owners may contact Fiat Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2007 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
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| 2008 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 DODGE SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2008 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 DODGE SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2008-07-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2008 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2007 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2008 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2009 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2006-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 | Built 2010-07-01 to 2014-07-01. 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.
Investigated as EA15001
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA15001 | Engineering analysis, opened 2015-02-24. Air Bag Inflator Rupture. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| C2018110009 | 2020-01-21. Service bulletin. Takata Passenger Airbag |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.