NHTSA campaign 16V833000
Daimler Vans USA, LLC Recall 16V-833: BRAKE Indicator Lamp Inoperative/FMVSS 105
NHTSA recall 16V833000 was reported by Daimler Vans USA, LLC on November 17, 2016, with 17,501 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Dodge Sprinter 2500, Dodge Sprinter 3500, Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and more for model years 2003–2006. Owners were notified on July 27, 2017, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V833000 (also written 16V-833 or 16V833)
- Filed by
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 17,501 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Instrument Cluster/Panel
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 105
Repair completion: 17.24% (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 16V833000. 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 16V833000.
Defect description
Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Dodge and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans manufactured June 30, 2003, to August 31, 2006. The instrument cluster on the affected vehicles fails to illuminate the BRAKE warning lamp in the instrument cluster during the vehicle start up bulb-function check. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."
Safety consequence
Without the BRAKE lamp illuminating during the vehicle start up bulb-function check, the driver has no confirmation that the lamp is working and therefore may not know whether or not the lamp will illuminate if the brake fluid level is low. If the operator is unaware that the vehicle has low brake fluid, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
DVUSA will notify owners, and DVUSA and Dodge dealers will correct the instrument cluster software, as necessary, free of charge. An interim notification was sent to owners on January 6, 2017. A second notice will be mailed to owners once the remedy becomes available. The recall began on July 27, 2017. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-770-705-2070.
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 16V833000
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.