NHTSA campaign 08V339000 · Manufacturer campaign H25
SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR Recall 08V-339: STEERING COLUMNS
NHTSA recall 08V339000 (Manufacturer campaign H25) was reported by SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR on July 24, 2008, with 10 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Sprinter 2500, Dodge Sprinter 3500, Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and more for model years 2001–2006. Owners were notified on February 16, 2009, 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 08V339000 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
- 08V339000 (also written 08V-339 or 08V339)
- Filed by
- SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR
- Manufacturer campaign number
- H25
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 10 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Column
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V339000. 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
Dodge Sprinter 3500
Freightliner
Freightliner Sprinter 2500
Freightliner Sprinter 3500
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V339000.
Defect description
SPRINTER IS RECALLING 10 MY 2001-2006 DODGE AND FREIGHTLINER 2500 AND 3500 VEHICLES. THE WELDING SEAM BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND STEERING COLUMN OF AFFECTED SPARE PARTS DOES NOT MEET DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS. THE RESULT OF AN OUT OF SPECIFICATION WELDING SEAM IS THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MAY DETACH FROM ITS INTERIOR VEHICLE MOUNTING BRACKET.
Safety consequence
THE OPERATOR MAY LOSE STEERING ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMNS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 16, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPRINTER AT 843-695-5057.
Notes
CHRYSLER'S RECALL NO. H25.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 08V339000
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.