NHTSA Campaign 08V352000

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

Issued by SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR · Reported Jul 29, 2008 · 73 vehicles affected

What's wrong

SPRINTER IS RECALLING 79 MY 2008 DODGE AND FREIGHTLINER 3500 TRUCKS. SOME OF THE LEFT DRIVE SHAFTS ON THE REAR AXLE WHICH WERE LABELED WITH THE CHARGE INDICATOR "S," MAY CONTAIN CRACKS AT THE RADIUS BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE FLANGE.

Consequence

THESE CRACKS MAY CAUSE A BREAKAGE OF THE DRIVE SHAFT INCREASING THE RISK OF CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL CHECK THE LEFT REAR DRIVE SHAFT FOR CHARGE INDICATOR "S" AND REPLACE IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 6, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPRINTER AT 1-843-695-5000.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DODGE SPRINTER 3500 2008 73
FLEETWOOD ICON 2009 73
FLEETWOOD PULSE 2009 73
FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 3500 2008 73

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V352000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.