2004 Freightliner Sprinter Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2004 Freightliner Sprinter. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“See attached document for complaint.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-07-04

“See attached document for complaint.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING · reported 2025-07-04

“I own a 2004 freightliner sprinter with the 2.7 diesel motor. I have had two failures of the turbo resonator that is a cheap plastic part that will fail repeatedly causing the vehicle to go into "limp" mode with loss of power that is very dangerous. It is well known that many failures of this part…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM · reported 2009-07-29

Defect investigations

Investigation PE04066 Opened 2004-09-21 · closed 2005-02-02

TIRE VALVE FAILURE

ODI OPENED PE04-066 TO INVESTIGATE FIVE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING TIRE VALVE FAILURE IN MY 2003-04 SUBJECT VEHICLES.SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGED MULTIPLE TIRE VALVE FAILURES FOR A SINGLE VEHICLE.ON DECEMBER 16, 2004, DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (DCMI) NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN APPROXIMATELY…

Investigation PE04066 Opened 2004-09-21 · closed 2005-02-02

TIRE VALVE FAILURE

ODI OPENED PE04-066 TO INVESTIGATE FIVE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING TIRE VALVE FAILURE IN MY 2003-04 SUBJECT VEHICLES.SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGED MULTIPLE TIRE VALVE FAILURES FOR A SINGLE VEHICLE.ON DECEMBER 16, 2004, DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (DCMI) NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN APPROXIMATELY…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Freightliner Sprinter as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.