Dodge Sprinter 2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 155 owner complaints and 15 safety recalls on record for the Dodge Sprinter 2500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints155Top: Air bags Safety recalls152001–2013 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Best & worst years

Dodge Sprinter 2500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Sprinter 2500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 0 5 12 21 34 24 53 3 2

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2013Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls 2009Not rated–/1003 complaints · 4 recalls 2008Not rated–/10053 complaints · 5 recalls 2007Not rated–/10024 complaints · 5 recalls 2006Not rated–/10034 complaints · 5 recalls 2005Not rated–/10021 complaints · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/10012 complaints · 3 recalls 2003Not rated–/1005 complaints · 5 recalls 2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Dodge Sprinter 2500 problems

All model years combined: 155 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

54Air bags

31Engine and engine cooling

20Electrical system7 crash/fire/injury

13Engine1 crash/fire/injury

9Power train

8Exterior lighting

6Structure

5Fuel system, diesel

5Fuel/propulsion system

3015 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	54	0
Engine and engine cooling	31	0
Electrical system	20	7
Engine	13	1
Power train	9	1
Exterior lighting	8	2
Structure	6	1
Fuel system, diesel	5	0
Fuel/propulsion system	5	0
15 other systems	30	2

15 recalls

Dodge Sprinter 2500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Passenger side: inflator module17V-478 · 2007–2009 · Jul 28, 2017 · 43,689 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel16V-833 · 2003–2006 · Nov 17, 2016 · 17,501 vehicles Driver side: inflator module16V-077 · 2007–2009 · Feb 10, 2016 · 136,361 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system11V-410 · 2002–2003 · Aug 9, 2011 · 665 vehicles Seat belts11V-210 · 2008–2009 · Mar 30, 2011 · 3,437 vehicles Tank assembly: filler pipe and cap10V-294 · 2009 · Jun 29, 2010 · 2,589 vehicles Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system09V-418 · 2002–2003 · Oct 29, 2009 · 14,423 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-652 · 2006 · Dec 10, 2008 · 3 vehicles Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-651 · 2006 · Dec 10, 2008 · 3 vehicles Rear: springs08V-347 · 2008 · Jul 29, 2008 · 246 vehicles Steering: column08V-339 · 2001–2006 · Jul 24, 2008 · 10 vehicles Structure08V-109 · 2007–2008 · Mar 11, 2008 · 727 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 15 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Sprinter 2500

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2006–2009 · still open
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