NHTSA campaign 08V687000
SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR Recall 08V-687: PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
NHTSA recall 08V687000 was reported by SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR on December 22, 2008, with 6 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Sprinter 3500 and Freightliner Sprinter 3500 for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on March 30, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V687000 (also written 08V-687 or 08V687)
- Filed by
- SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V687000. 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 3500
- 2007 · Vehicles built August 1, 2006 – October 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner
Freightliner Sprinter 3500
- 2007 · Vehicles built August 1, 2006 – October 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V687000.
Defect description
SPRINTER WILL RECALL 6 MY 2007 DODGE 3500 AND FREIGHTLINER 3500 VEHICLES. THE THREADED BUSH OF THE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT OF THE PARKING BRAKE MAY BREAK. THE THREADED BUSH TOGETHER WITH THE ADJUSTMENT SCREW MAY DETACH FROM ITS BRACKET.
Safety consequence
IF THIS OCCURRED, THE PARKING BRAKE FUNCTION MAY BE LOST. THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE INADVERTENTLY AND CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MARCH 27, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPRINTER AT 1-843-695-5000.
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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V687000
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.