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Freightliner SprinterYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 16 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner Sprinter.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints16Top: Engine and engine coolingSafety recalls22002–2007 model years

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

Best & worst years

Freightliner 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.

'02'04'05'07
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2007Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2004Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2002Not rated–/1008 complaints · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner Sprinter problems

All model years combined: 16 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
Engine and engine cooling40
Air bags40
Power train20
Electrical system20
Parking brake10
Steering10
Suspension10
Tires10
Wheels10
2 recalls

Freightliner Sprinter recalls

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

–Appliance: air conditioner09V-456 · 2007 · Nov 19, 2009 · 269 vehicles–Air bags: side/window07V-246 · 2007 · Jun 7, 2007 · 21 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Sprinter

  1. TIRE VALVE FAILUREPE04066 · 2001–2004 · closed Feb 2, 2005
    Led to recall 04V-600