NHTSA campaign 04V600000 · Manufacturer campaign D53
Sprinter Recall 04V-600: DAIMLERCHRYSLER/TIRE VALVE
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V600000 (Manufacturer campaign D53) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL on December 23, 2004, with 23,000 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sprinter 2500 for model years 2002–2005. Owners were notified on April 4, 2005, 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 04V600000 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
- 04V600000 (also written 04V-600 or 04V600)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL
- Manufacturer campaign number
- D53
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 23,000 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Tires — Valve
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE04-066 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V600000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V600000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
SUCH CRACKING MAY LEAD TO A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AT THE VALVE STEM, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V600000
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.