21V042000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE
If ESC becomes disabled, vehicle driving stability may be impacted under certain driving conditions, increasing the risk of a crash.
2016 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500
11 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
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 11
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.
19V140000
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards towards the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
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.
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.
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.
What owners report most
- 1POWER TRAIN
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500s 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.