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Dodge SprinterYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 101 owner complaints and 10 safety recalls on record for the Dodge Sprinter.

Dodge Sprinter
Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints101Top: Air bagsSafety recalls102003–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Bull-Doser, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Dodge Sprinter 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 median. Tap a year for its full report.

'03'04'05'06'07
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2007Not rated–/10047 complaints · 5 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2004Not rated–/10039 complaints · 0 recalls2003Not rated–/10015 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Dodge Sprinter problems

All model years combined: 101 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Air bags300
Tires190
Engine and engine cooling140
Electrical system71
Power train60
Structure61
Visibility40
Service brakes, hydraulic30
Fuel system, gasoline30
10 other systems150
10 recalls

Dodge Sprinter recalls

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

–Equipment adaptive/mobility09V-296 · 2006 · Jul 29, 2009 · 3 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility09V-295 · 2006 · Jul 29, 2009 · 3 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility09V-039 · 2006 · Jan 29, 2009 · 3 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-663 · 2005–2007 · Dec 16, 2008 · 169 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-662 · 2005–2007 · Dec 15, 2008 · 267 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-569 · 2006 · Oct 24, 2008 · 42 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-568 · 2006 · Oct 24, 2008 · 42 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-526 · 2007 · Oct 8, 2008 · 8 vehicles–Equipment adaptive/mobility08V-524 · 2007 · Oct 8, 2008 · 8 vehicles–Air bags: side/window07V-246 · 2007 · Jun 7, 2007 · 21 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Sprinter

  1. TIRE VALVE FAILUREPE04066 · 2003–2004 · closed Feb 2, 2005
    Led to recall 04V-600