NHTSA campaign 06V238000 · Manufacturer campaign F34
Sprinter Recall 06V-238: CONTAMINATION OF BRAKE FLUID
NHTSA recall 06V238000 (Manufacturer campaign F34) was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL on July 3, 2006, with 235 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sprinter 2500 and Sprinter 3500 for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on July 17, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V238000 (also written 06V-238 or 06V238)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F34
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 235 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Air
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V238000. 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
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 11, 2006 – April 12, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Sprinter 3500
- 2006 · Vehicles built April 11, 2006 – April 12, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V238000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT ON DODGE AND FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS, THE BRAKE FLUID USED WAS CONTAMINATED WITH COOLANT. DUE TO THE HIGH WATER CONTENT THE BOILING POINT OF THE SUBJECT BRAKE FLUID IS REDUCED.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY AFFECT THE PROPER FUNCTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DURING HARD BRAKING SITUATIONS AND MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASING BRAKE DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL FLUSH AND REPLACE THE BRAKE FLUID FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-704-655-1000.
Notes
DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. F34.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V238000
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.