20V663000
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
The sudden loss of power steering assist and hydraulic steering fluid leaking onto the roadway may increase the risk of a crash.
2016 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500
9 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints3
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 9
19V004000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
19V003000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
17V149000
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
If the event of a crash, the bracket may detach and the drive shaft may damage the fuel system, increasing the risk of a fire.
17V093000
AIR BAGS
If additional air bags do not deploy as intended, the occupants are at an increased risk of injury.
16V670000
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
If the bolts were not properly tightened, the seat belt may fail to secure the seat occupant in the event of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1POWER TRAIN
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.