Recall Register

2003 Sprinter 3500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2003 Sprinter 3500. The newest campaign is 08V134000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Mar 2008. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment Adaptive/Mobility. NHTSA has no 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, 08V134000, in the NHTSA record

Dbnc is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or dbnc at 1-905-403-7807.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 615 units in total.

  1. 08V134000Received . 334 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler buses of north carolina (dbnc) is recalling 334 my 2005-2006 sprinter 2500 and my 2003, 2005-2007 sprinter 3500 buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installation in motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dbnc is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or dbnc at 1-905-403-7807.

    Report filed by DAIMLER BUSES NORTH CAROLINA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 03V082000Received . 281 units.

    Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain vans, a capacitor within the electronic control unit for the air bag can crack and the air bag may not activate as designed. This condition is signaled to the driver by the SRS-warning lamp.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The air bag may not deploy correctly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to a seat occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the electronic control unit for the air bag. Owner notification began on april 14, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler international at 1-704-655-1052.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTUR INTERNATIONAL. Manufacturer campaign number C14. 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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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.

  1. 20032
  2. 20041
  3. 20052
  4. 20064
  5. 20072
  6. 20081
  7. 20100
  8. 20111

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Sprinter 3500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/sprinter/3500/2003/. 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
29 Mar 2018
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 2003 Sprinter 3500?
615 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Sprinter 3500 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Sprinter 3500, model years 2003 to 2011. 2 of them name the 2003 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Sprinter 3500 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.