2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
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Owner Complaints
5
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
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Investigations
Overview of the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500
The 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 8 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE.
Recalls for the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500
NHTSA has recorded 8 recalls for the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500, potentially affecting up to 363,783 vehicles.
Recall 21V042000 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE
| 48,667 vehicles affected
Defect: Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 and Freightliner Sprinter 3500 vehicles upfitted into campers or recreational vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) unit may become disabled on these vehicles.
Consequence: If ESC becomes disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear-wheel speed sensor with a more robust sensor, free of charge. DVUSA issued owners an interim notification on March 10, 2021. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number...
View full details →Recall 21V042000 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE
| 48,667 vehicles affected
Defect: Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 and Freightliner Sprinter 3500 vehicles upfitted into campers or recreational vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) unit may become disabled on these vehicles.
Consequence: If ESC becomes disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear-wheel speed sensor with a more robust sensor, free of charge. DVUSA issued owners an interim notification on March 10, 2021. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number...
View full details →Recall 21V042000 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE
| 48,667 vehicles affected
Defect: Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 and Freightliner Sprinter 3500 vehicles upfitted into campers or recreational vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) unit may become disabled on these vehicles.
Consequence: If ESC becomes disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear-wheel speed sensor with a more robust sensor, free of charge. DVUSA issued owners an interim notification on March 10, 2021. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number...
View full details →Recall 21V042000 — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE
| 48,667 vehicles affected
Defect: Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2012-2018 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 3500 and Freightliner Sprinter 3500 vehicles upfitted into campers or recreational vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) unit may become disabled on these vehicles.
Consequence: If ESC becomes disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the rear-wheel speed sensor with a more robust sensor, free of charge. DVUSA issued owners an interim notification on March 10, 2021. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267. DVUSA's number...
View full details →Recall 18V032000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 17,413 vehicles affected
Defect: Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2013 Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of 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...
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. Daimler issued an interim notification to owners on March 13, 2018. The recall began December 28, 2018. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service...
View full details →Recall 17V272000 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
| 3 vehicles affected
Defect: Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2013-2014 Freightliner Sprinter and 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris vehicles. During vehicle servicing, the affected vehicles received software updates that may conflict with some of the vehicle's computers.
Consequence: The improper software may cause problems with the electronic stability control system, the air bag control unit or the engine management software. These problems can result in an increased risk of a crash or an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner dealers will update the affected control units on the vehicles, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on July 12, 2017. The recall began on September 1, 2017. Owners...
View full details →Recall 17V093000 — AIR BAGS
| 15,338 vehicles affected
Defect: Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 and 3500 and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans. These vehicles were manufactured without a reinforcement plate and protective bracket on the air bag control unit. As a result, the air bag control unit may not remain functional after the initial impact, possibly preventing additional air bags from...
Consequence: If additional air bags do not deploy as intended, the occupants are at an increased risk of injury.
Remedy: DVUSA will notify owners, and dealers will install a reinforcement plate and protective bracket around the air bag control unit, free of charge. The recall began on May 26, 2017. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-877-762-8267.
View full details →Recall 16V077000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 136,361 vehicles affected
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...
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.
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...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500.
Safety Rating for the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500
- 2008 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 7 complaints
- 2009 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 0 complaints
- 2010 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 4 complaints
- 2011 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 2 complaints
- 2012 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 6 complaints
- 2013 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 (current)
- 2014 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 0 complaints
- 2015 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 0 complaints
- 2016 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 3 complaints
- 2017 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 3 complaints
- 2018 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 — 0 complaints
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- FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER — 188 total complaints
- FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL — 117 total complaints
- FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA — 110 total complaints
- FREIGHTLINER CENTURY — 76 total complaints
- FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500 — 64 total complaints
- FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 — 62 total complaints
- FREIGHTLINER FL-70 — 50 total complaints