NHTSA campaign 03V082000 · Manufacturer campaign C14
DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTUR INTERNATIONAL Recall 03V-082: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/AIR BAG ECU
NHTSA recall 03V082000 (Manufacturer campaign C14) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTUR INTERNATIONAL on March 6, 2003, with 281 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sprinter 2500 and Sprinter 3500 for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on April 14, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 03V082000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V082000 (also written 03V-082 or 03V082)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTUR INTERNATIONAL
- Manufacturer campaign number
- C14
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 281 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Air Bags — Frontal — Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V082000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Sprinter
Sprinter 2500
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – October 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Sprinter 3500
- 2003 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – October 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V082000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY IN A CRASH, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO A SEAT OCCUPANT.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. C14. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V082000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.