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2008 Sprinter 3500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 15, 2018
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 12, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2008 Sprinter 3500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed May 15, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 35000 SPRINTER VAN EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO ROAD VENTURE A/T TIRES SIZED LT215/85R16 (N/A), DOT H20PYD4A. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD BLOWN ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND A THIRD TIRE HAD EXPERIENCED BUBBLING AND SEPARATION OF THE INNER SIDE WALL. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER DISCOUNT TIRES IN TRAVERSE CITY, MI WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES.

NHTSA ID
11093983
Incident
May 1, 2015
Body & structure
Filed Feb 7, 2012

THE DODGE SPRINTER AMBULANCE, ROAD RESCUE CONVERSION, THE CABINET/SHELF FELL OFF OF THE WALL BARELY MISSING THE PARAMEDIC ONBOARD. *TR

NHTSA ID
10446957
Incident
Jan 20, 2010
Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Feb 7, 2012

THE ROAD RESCUE SPRINTER AMBULANCE CONVERSION HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THEIR CONVERSIONS. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS MADE TO TWO (2) OF OUR SPRINTER AMBULANCES AND ROAD RESCUE HAS FAILED TO REPAIR AND SOLVE THE ISSUES. THE STRUCTURAL ISSUES PROVIDE A RISK TO OUR EMT'S AND PATIENTS AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10446953
Incident
Feb 6, 2012
Tires & wheels
Filed Jun 9, 2011

KUHMO TIRE ROAD VENTURE AT 215 85R16 TREAD SEPARATED FROM CASING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO MY 09 MONACO COVINA MOTOR HOME. THESE TIRES CAME AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON THE MONACO. THIS IS THE FOURTH OF SEVEN OF THESE TIRES THAT HAS FAILED IN THIS FASHION. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED, ROTATED, AND MAINTAINED AT APPROPRIATE AIR PRESSURE. I CONTACTED KUHMO AND THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TWO TIRES THAT THREW OFF RUBBER ON MY LAST TRIP WITH THE MONACO. I JUST COMPLETED ANOTHER TRIP (THE FIRST SINCE REPLACING THE TWO ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE TIRES) AND HAD TWO MORE GO BAD WITHIN A DAY OF EACH OTHER. THE MONACO HAS LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. IT WAS NOT OVERLOADED NOR ARE THERE ANY MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES. BOTH TIRES WERE ON THE REAR OUTSIDE OF DUALS. BOTH APPEARED TO HAVE BLISTERED PRIOR TO TREAD SEPARATION. IN THE PREVIOUS INCIDENTS, ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR INSIDE DUAL SEPARATED. BOTH HELD AIR ALLOWING TRANSPORTATION TO A TIRE SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT. THERE MUST BE A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THESE TIRES. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND RECALL IF APPROPRIATE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10405737
Incident
Jun 7, 2011
Mileage
27,614 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 12, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FLEETWOOD QUEST RV BUILT ON A 2008 DODGE SPRINTER CHASSIS WITH DUAL REAR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO ROAD VENTURE TIRES, SIZE 15/85R/16. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, REAR INNER DRIVER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRES SIDEWALL EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THREE OTHER DEFECTIVE TIRES EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE OTHER TIRES ON AUGUST 12, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS H20FYD4A1607. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN UPDATED 11/26/10*JB

NHTSA ID
10349068
Incident
Jul 26, 2010
Mileage
28,000 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 12, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FLEETWOOD QUEST RV BUILT ON A 2008 DODGE SPRINTER CHASSIS WITH REAR DUAL WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KUMHO ROAD VENTURE TIRES, TIRE SIZE 15/85R/16. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE REAR OUTER PASSENGER TIRE EXPLODED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO FACILITY WHERE THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR OUTER DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRES SIDEWALL EXHIBITED TREAD SEPARATION WHICH WAS REPLACED WITH NEW TIRES AT THE SAME TIME AS THE OTHER DEFECTIVE TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THE TIRES AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. THE DOT NUMBER WAS H20FYD4A. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FILING ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THE OTHER THREE TIRES WHICH HAD A DIFFERENT DOT NUMBER. UPDATED 11/12/10 *CN UPDATED 11/26/10

NHTSA ID
10348941
Incident
Jul 26, 2010
Mileage
28,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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