Freightliner Sprinter 2500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 49 owner complaints and 71 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner Sprinter 2500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints49Top: Air bags Safety recalls712001–2022 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Freightliner 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.

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2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls 2020Not rated–/1007 complaints · 17 recalls 2019Not rated–/1004 complaints · 36 recalls 2018Not rated–/1002 complaints · 7 recalls 2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 9 recalls 2015Not rated–/1002 complaints · 8 recalls 2014Not rated–/1004 complaints · 4 recalls 2013Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls 2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2011Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2010Not rated–/1004 complaints · 5 recalls 2009Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls 2008Not rated–/1005 complaints · 5 recalls 2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls 2006Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2005Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2003Not rated–/1006 complaints · 5 recalls 2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls 2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner Sprinter 2500 problems

All model years combined: 49 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

9Air bags

9Engine1 crash/fire/injury

7Electrical system

5Vehicle speed control

4Engine and engine cooling

3Structure

3Service brakes

3Power train

2Wheels

1512 other systems

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	9	0
Engine	9	1
Electrical system	7	0
Vehicle speed control	5	0
Engine and engine cooling	4	0
Structure	3	0
Service brakes	3	1
Power train	3	1
Wheels	2	0
12 other systems	15	0

71 recalls

Freightliner Sprinter 2500 recalls

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

Structure: critical fasteners23V-876 · 2019–2021 · Dec 21, 2023 · 387 vehicles Structure: critical fasteners23V-875 · 2019–2021 · Dec 21, 2023 · 3,739 vehicles Structure: body23V-874 · 2020 · Dec 21, 2023 · 9 vehicles Structure: body23V-806 · 2021 · Dec 1, 2023 · 131 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump23V-444 · 2021 · Jun 26, 2023 · 20,500 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel23V-204 · 2019–2021 · Mar 24, 2023 · 6,857 vehicles Internal: park pawl22V-796 · 2019–2022 · Oct 21, 2022 · 124,305 vehicles Communication: auto crash notification22V-360 · 2019–2021 · May 20, 2022 · 19,937 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-281 · 2019–2021 · Apr 27, 2022 · 12,086 vehicles Electrical system: software21V-972 · 2019–2020 · Dec 15, 2021 · 48,400 vehicles Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings21V-933 · 2021 · Dec 1, 2021 · 98 vehicles Seat belts21V-513 · 2021 · Jul 7, 2021 · 1,514 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 71 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 · 2007–2018 · still open
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