2003 Sprinter 2500 & 2003 Sprinter 3500 recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain vans, a capacitor within the electronic control unit for the air bag CAN crack and the air bag may not activate as designed. This condition is signaled to the driver by the srs-warning lamp.
💥 The risk
The air bag may not deploy correctly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to a seat occupant.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the electronic control unit for the air bag. Owner notification began on april 14, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact daimlerchrysler international at 1-704-655-1052.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V082000
- Manufacturer recall #
- C14
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTUR INTERNATIONAL
- Vehicles affected
- 281
- Component
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 14, 2003
- Built
- Sep 1, 2002 – Oct 31, 2002
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimlerchrysler recall no. C14. Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).