Freightliner Sprinter 1500 problems by model year

Updated from NHTSA data · How we count

NHTSA has 1 owner complaints and 39 recalls on file for the Freightliner Sprinter 1500 (2015–2023).

Complaints
1
Recalls
39
Model years
9
Worst year
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Complaints by model year

2015201620172018201920202021202212023
NHTSA complaints per Freightliner Sprinter 1500 model year. Click a bar for details.

Newer model years have had less time on the road, so they naturally have fewer complaints. Compare a year against its neighbors rather than against brand-new models.

Every Freightliner Sprinter 1500 model year

YearComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesRecallsTop problem
2023 Sprinter 150010000Visibility & Wipers
2022 Sprinter 150000001—
2021 Sprinter 1500000012—
2020 Sprinter 1500000017—
2019 Sprinter 1500000034—
2018 Sprinter 150000006—
2017 Sprinter 150000001—
2016 Sprinter 150000001—
2015 Sprinter 150000001—

Most common Freightliner Sprinter 1500 problem areas (all years)

  • Visibility & Wipers
    1 complaints

Freightliner Sprinter 1500 recalls

  • Recall 23V876000Dec 21, 2023387 vehiclesModel years 2019–2021

    Risk: A detached partition wall can increase the risk of injury.

  • Recall 23V875000Dec 21, 20233,739 vehiclesModel years 2019–2021

    Risk: Reduced stability increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, the third-row seat mountings can fail, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

  • Recall 23V874000Dec 21, 20239 vehiclesModel years 2020

    Risk: Reduced vehicle control increases the risk of a crash. Additionally, the propeller shaft may damage the fuel tank during a crash, causing a leak and increasing the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 23V806000Dec 1, 2023131 vehiclesModel years 2021

    Risk: An insufficiently bonded window can detach during a crash, and objects secured to an insufficiently bonded interior lashing rail can detach, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 23V444000Jun 26, 202320,500 vehiclesModel years 2021

    Risk: A loss of drive power can increase the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 23V204000Mar 24, 20236,857 vehiclesModel years 2019–2021

    Risk: A blank instrument panel will not show critical information, such as vehicle speed, fuel gauge, warning messages, and warning lights, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 22V796000Oct 21, 2022124,305 vehiclesModel years 2019–2022

    Risk: Vehicle rollaway increases the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 22V360000May 20, 202219,937 vehiclesModel years 2019–2021

    Risk: A disabled eCall system would prevent a vehicle occupant from contacting the emergency services call center in an emergency, potentially delaying emergency responders and increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 22V281000Apr 27, 202212,086 vehiclesModel years 2019–2021

    Risk: An inoperable rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V972000Dec 15, 202148,400 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: Unintentional vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V933000Dec 1, 202198 vehiclesModel years 2021

    Risk: A damaged brake hose may leak brake fluid, extending the distance needed to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V513000Jul 7, 20211,514 vehiclesModel years 2021

    Risk: An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

  • Recall 21V410000Jun 2, 20214,078 vehiclesModel years 2019–2021

    Risk: Damage to the wiring harness can prevent the side air bag within the seat to deploy inadvertently or not deploy as designed, increasing the risk of injury.

  • Recall 21V411000Jun 2, 202133,437 vehiclesModel years 2019–2021

    Risk: A backup camera that displays a blank image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

  • Recall 21V241000Apr 6, 20214,444 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: A hydraulic fluid leak may cause a sudden loss of power steering assist, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V235000Apr 5, 20211,285 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: A display that is too bright can hinder the driver's vision, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V152000Mar 10, 202156,534 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: Malfunctioning brake lights can fail to alert other motorists of the driver's intention, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 21V077000Feb 17, 2021198 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: A delayed or obstructed rearview camera display can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 20V802000Dec 21, 20209,094 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: Air in the brake system can result in extended brake pedal travel, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 20V756000Dec 8, 20209 vehiclesModel years 2019

    Risk: If the operator relies on the provided owner's manual, the information about vehicle functions and other safety relevant information may be inaccurate and/or incomplete, which could lead to improper operation of the vehicle and potentially increase the risk of a crash or injury.

  • Recall 20V663000Oct 28, 202047,667 vehiclesModel years 2015–2020

    Risk: The sudden loss of power steering assist and hydraulic steering fluid leaking onto the roadway may increase the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 20V595000Sep 29, 20204,010 vehiclesModel years 2019–2020

    Risk: A fuel leak can increase the risk of a fire.

  • Recall 20V180000Mar 26, 202052,127 vehiclesModel years 2019

    Risk: If the driver relies on the Auto-P function as described in the Operator's Manual, vehicle rollaway or movement may occur, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 20V181000Mar 25, 202048,791 vehiclesModel years 2019

    Risk: Loss of brake fluid can extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

  • Recall 20V155000Mar 18, 2020289 vehiclesModel years 2018–2019

    Risk: With only the metric speed listed on the spare tire label, the driver could misinterpret the kph as mph and operate the vehicle with the spare tire installed at higher speeds than the tire can withstand, increasing the risk of a crash.

Other Freightliner models

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. Methodology