2004 Sprinter 2500: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2004 Sprinter 2500. The newest campaign is 08V387000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Aug 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 08V387000, in the NHTSA record
Daimler buses is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or daimler buses at 1-905-403-7807.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 23,471 units in total.
08V387000Received . 465 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Daimler buses is recalling 465 my 2004-2008 sprinter 2500 and 3500 buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles." the anti-stow interlock may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user. The pressure sensing switch that detects the presence of weight on the platform was not adjusted to the necessary sensitivity level. The lift could stow even though someone or something is still on the lift.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A lift occupant can be injured should the lift begin to stow unintentionally.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Daimler buses is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-800-322-2884 or daimler buses at 1-905-403-7807.
Report filed by DAIMLER BUSES NORTH CAROLINA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
08V173000Received . 6 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Sportsmobile is recalling 6 my 2003-2006 2500 sprinter van class b regular body and extended body recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Sportsmobile will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. The recall began on april 10, 2008. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or sportsmobile at 1-512-835-4409.
Report filed by SPORTSMOBILE TEXAS, INC.
04V600000Received . 23,000 units.
Tires / Valve
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks distributed by dodge or freightliner and equipped with a tire valve, tr600, on 16" tires, the valve can develop cracks within the rubber part or between the metal part and the rubber part of the valve stem.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Such cracking may lead to a loss of air pressure at the valve stem, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the tire valves on all sprinter vehicles. The recall began on april 4, 2005. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL. Manufacturer campaign number D53. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
1 complaint, 1 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 8 Jul 2005
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2004 Sprinter 2500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2004 Sprinter 2500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/sprinter/2500/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- DAIMLER BUSES NORTH CAROLINA
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Sprinter 2500?
- 23,471 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Sprinter 2500 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns for the Sprinter 2500, model years 2002 to 2011. 3 of them name the 2004 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Sprinter 2500 name most often?
- Power Train: 1 of 1 component mention.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Sprinter 2500 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.