Dodge Sprinter 2500 Recalls

The Dodge Sprinter 2500 has 9 recalls spanning the 2002–2011 model years, with the most serious being a passenger and driver frontal airbag inflator defect on 2007–2009 models where the inflator can rupture and send metal fragments into the cabin, potentially causing serious injury or death.

The 2007–2009 airbag issue affects both the driver and passenger sides, and prior repair attempts may not have fully resolved the problem given the scope of subsequent filings. On 2008–2011 vehicles equipped with the optional three-seat bench in the passenger compartment, the seatbelts may not restrain occupants properly in a crash, raising the risk of serious injury. The 2008 model year has a separate suspension concern: rear leaf springs can fail earlier than expected and cause a loss of vehicle control. The 2007 model year is missing C-pillar head impact protection pads on certain vehicles, which increases the risk of head injury to rear seat occupants in a crash.

Going back to 2004, vehicles equipped with a rear air conditioning system have interior light units mounted in the rear duct work that can overheat over time, distort the lens, short circuit, and start a fire. On 2009–2010 models, a spring plate attaching the oil filler neck to the cylinder head cover can crack, allowing engine oil to leak into the engine compartment and potentially ignite.

On 2003–2006 models, the instrument cluster fails to illuminate the brake warning lamp during the startup bulb check, meaning a driver cannot confirm the warning light works and may miss a genuine brake system alert. The earliest recall covers 2002–2003 models, where sulfuric acid can form inside the intake manifold, corroding it and damaging the fuel return line, which can cause a fuel leak and heat damage near the firewall.