Dodge Sprinter 2500, Dodge Sprinter 3500, Freightliner Sprinter 2500, Freightliner Sprinter 3500, model years 2007 to 2009. Filed by Daimler Vans USA, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 28 July 2017. 43,689 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 17V478 cover?
- Dodge Sprinter 2500, Dodge Sprinter 3500, Freightliner Sprinter 2500, Freightliner Sprinter 3500, model years 2007-2009.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. 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.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 17V478 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 July 2017 |
| Model years | 2007-2009 |
| Vehicles named | DODGE SPRINTER 2500, DODGE SPRINTER 3500, FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500, FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
The remedy
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.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Freightliner Sprinter 2500 recalls: 61 US campaigns
- Freightliner Sprinter 3500 recalls: 62 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 17V478, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v478/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
356b155a - Consequence
d5c46a8d - Remedy
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