# NHTSA recall 17V478000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 17V478000
- Manufacturer: Daimler Vans USA, LLC
- Reported: 2017\-07\-28
- Owners notified: 2017\-09\-29
- Component: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
- Units potentially affected: 43689

## What is wrong

Daimler Vans USA, LLC \(DVUSA\) is recalling certain 2007\-2009 Freightliner and Dodge Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles.  These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled into the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment.  In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long\-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.


## What can happen

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.


## The remedy

DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side frontal air bag, free of charge.  The recall began on September 29, 2017.  Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1\-877\-762\-8267.  Note: This recall fully supersedes recall 15V\-354 and partially supersedes recalls 16V\-379 and 17V\-025.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 7, for 2019 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-04\-22
- Vehicles in the campaign: 43689
- Reported remedied: 18274 \(41%\)
- Reported unreachable: 1125
- Reported removed: 10593

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 quarter 1, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2007 DODGE SPRINTER 2500](/makes/dodge/sprinter/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2008 DODGE SPRINTER 2500](/makes/dodge/sprinter/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2009 DODGE SPRINTER 2500](/makes/dodge/sprinter/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2007 DODGE SPRINTER 3500](/makes/dodge/sprinter/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2008 DODGE SPRINTER 3500](/makes/dodge/sprinter/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2009 DODGE SPRINTER 3500](/makes/dodge/sprinter/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2007 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2008 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2009 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2007 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2007/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2008 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2008/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2009 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500](/makes/freightliner/sprinter/2009/recalls.md). Built 2006\-07\-01 to 2009\-08\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## 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.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V478000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V478000/investigations)

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V478000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/17V478000)

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