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NHTSA campaign 16V077000

Daimler Vans USA, LLC Recall 16V-077: Driver's Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Rupture

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 16V077000 was reported by Daimler Vans USA, LLC on February 10, 2016, with 136,361 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Sprinter 2500, Freightliner Sprinter 3500, Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and more for model years 2007–2014. Owners were notified on March 31, 2017, 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 16V077000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
16V077000 (also written 16V-077 or 16V077)
Filed by
Daimler Vans USA, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
136,361 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal — Driver Side — Inflator Module
Owners notified

Repair completion: 43.87% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V077000. 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, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built July 1, 2006 – July 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)

  • Dodge Sprinter 3500

    • 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built July 1, 2006 – July 31, 2008 (per NHTSA)
All Dodge recalls

Freightliner

All Freightliner recalls

Mercedes Benz

  • Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500

  • Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500

All Mercedes Benz recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V077000.

Defect description

Daimler Vans USA, LLC (Daimler Vans) is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 Dodge Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2006, to July 31, 2008, 2007-2014 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2006, to July 1, 2014, and 2010-2014 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles manufactured July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2014. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Safety consequence

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.

Manufacturer remedy

Daimler Vans will notify the Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner owners and Fiat Chrysler will notify the Dodge owners. The respective dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 31, 2017. Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner owners may contact Daimler Van's customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Dodge owners may contact Fiat Chrysler customer service at 1-800-853-1403.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V077000

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.