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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500 Recalls

The 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 17, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500

Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel

Campaign
16V833000
Reported
November 17, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 17,501
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 105, hydraulic and electric brakes
Same campaign
also 2004–2006 Sprinter 2500, 1 other model

16V833000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system

Campaign
11V410000
Reported
August 9, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 665
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
only the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500

11V410000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system

Campaign
09V418000
Reported
October 29, 2009
Vehicles affected
up to 14,423
Same campaign
only the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500

09V418000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: column

Campaign
08V339000
Reported
July 24, 2008
Vehicles affected
up to 10
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001, 2004–2006 Sprinter 2500, 1 other model

08V339000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Interior lighting

Campaign
07V299000
Reported
July 13, 2007
Vehicles affected
up to 4,433
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001, 2004–2006 Sprinter 2500

07V299000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500, the newest on July 1, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (20%), followed by the engine (20%) and the engine and engine cooling (20%).

1 of the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500's 5 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System1
  • Engine1
  • Engine And Engine Cooling1
  • Latches/Locks/Linkages1
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
  • Steering1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20111
20121
20141
20191
20251

Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500 peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 1. 0% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

The 5 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Sprinter 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Dodge Sprinter 2500 by model year

Other 2003 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: July 1, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted