NHTSA campaign 07V325000
DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL Recall 07V-325: FUEL TANK FASTENING STRAPS
NHTSA recall 07V325000 was reported by DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL on July 26, 2007, with 461 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Sprinter 2500, Dodge Sprinter 3500, Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and more for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on October 8, 2007, 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 07V325000 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
- 07V325000 (also written 07V-325 or 07V325)
- Filed by
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTL
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 461 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly — Mounting
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V325000. 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.
Dodge
Dodge Sprinter 2500
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 9, 2006 – March 15, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Dodge Sprinter 3500
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 9, 2006 – March 15, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner
Freightliner Sprinter 2500
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 9, 2006 – March 15, 2007 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Sprinter 3500
- 2007 · Vehicles built September 9, 2006 – March 15, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V325000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS, THE SCREW BOLTS OF THE FUEL TANK FASTENING STRAPS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED CORRECTLY. AFTER NORMAL PRODUCTION PROCESS, THE VEHICLES ARE DISASSEMBED FOR SHIPMENT TO THE US AND THE BOLTS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CORRECTLY TIGHTENED WHEN RE-ASSEMBLED.
Safety consequence
THE FUEL TANK CAN LOOSEN AND LEAK FUEL. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SCREW BOLTS OF THE TANK FASTENING STRAPS AND THE BOLTS WILL BE TIGHTENED WITH THE CORRECT TORQUE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 8, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER INTERNATIONAL AT 843-695-5041.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY 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 07V325000
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.