2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (8) · Engine And Engine Cooling (3) · Structure:body (2)
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Safety recalls (2)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2017-07-28 · campaign 17V478000 · 43,689 vehicles
Defect: Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2007-2009 Freightliner and Dodge Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled into the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cyc
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger side frontal air bag, free of charge. The recall began on September 29, 2017. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. Note: This recall fully supersedes recall 15V-354 and partially supersedes recalls 16V-379 and 17V-025.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2016-02-10 · campaign 16V077000 · 136,361 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: 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.
Fix: 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.
Service bulletins (30)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-19 · LI82_85_N_080972_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
unavailability of mb apps complaint a popup is seen on the hu with the message "data connection temporarily not available". cause mb apps is officially sundowned for all vehicles with ntg5 head unit variant. remedy no support available for ntg5 head unit variants for mb app related topics.
Power Train 2026-08-26 · LI28_00-N-079097_1_en · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
complaint while driving through muddy / sandy/ off road terrain "4matic currently unavailable" message on the dash cause this vehicle is not equipped with a fixed force distribution awd, rather force is only applied to the front axle according to esp calculations. as per gf28.00‑d‑ 9900a: "vehicles
Unknown Or Other 2026-07-01 · LI54_30-N-080701 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
assyst plus service reminder appears earlier than expected due to vehicle operating conditions complaint the assyst plus service reminder appears earlier than expected. the customer or dealer may report that the vehicle did not reach the starting maintenance interval shown in vehicle documentation
Power Train 2026-06-15 · LI14.20-N-073867 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
complaint complaint a: the engine is jolting/bucking between 1700 and 1900 rpm. complaint b: one or more mechanical related fault codes for egr valve stored in cdi control unit, with possible check engine light. review list of mechanical fault codes in table below. note: if one or more electrical r
Fuel/Propulsion System 2026-06-03 · LI49.10-N-080528 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
om642 dpf filter cracked or broken complaint vehicle will not start or exhibits noisy exhaust. check engine lamp (cel) is on. multiple control unit communication and system faults may be present, including but not limited to: 134800, 134900, 11b300, 11ec00, 15e100, 155700, 162500. additional event
Engine 2026-04-18 · LI4910-N-060969 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
complaint rattling noise from underneath the vehicle. cause one or more of the following conditions may be present: 1. the exhaust bracket from the dpf to the transmission is cracked or broken. • see pic. 1 for an example of a broken bracket. 2. transmission bell housing cracked or broken at the exh
Showing the 6 most recent of 30 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2023-07-18 · Air Bags“the contact owns a 2007 dodge sprinter 2500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v077000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was made aware of the issue. the manufactur…”
2018-01-05 · Visibility/Wiper · 212,735 mi“while in motion the vehicles wiper motor stopped working. after further inspection it was determined that the main wiring harness had failed and several electrical conductors had melted away their protective coating causing several systems to short out and stop working. this also caused the wiper motor to prematurely fail. wiper motor was replaced …”
2017-08-10 · Air Bags · 105,000 mi“takata recall larry h miller dodge (albuquerque) in the last two months has had my 2007 sprinter for a month to try to replace the takata passenger airbag. i needed the sprinter back so i went to colorado and when i got back, i went to the dealership today. what they told me was that they need a different (new) wiring harness and that is unavai…”
2016-04-27 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 dodge sprinter 2500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v354000 (air bags) and 16v077000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was n…”
2016-04-18 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 dodge sprinter 2500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 15v354000 (air bags) and 16v077000 (air bags). the dealer stated that the parts were not available beyond a reasonable time frame. the contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. the contact had not ex…”
2016-04-15 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 dodge sprinter 2500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v077000 (air bags); however, the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not notified of th…”
2016-04-12 · Air Bags · 125,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge sprinter 2500. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 15v312000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had n…”
2016-04-12 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2007 dodge sprinter 2500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v354000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the c…”
2015-10-23 · Air Bags“tl* the contact owns a 2007 dodge sprinter 2500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v354000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not e…”
2014-10-23 · Structure:body · 75,000 mi“roof of the sprinter van is leaking water into the interior. large sections of the sealing material between panels on the exterior roof has become cracked and is pealing up near the rear of the roof. this allows water to leak into the vehicle causing rust at the seams, and elsewhere? *tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.