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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 Recalls

The 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 17, 2016.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
21

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

3 recalls on the 2005 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 2003–2004, 2006 Sprinter 2500, 1 other model

16V833000: 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, 2003–2004, 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, 2003–2004, 2006 Sprinter 2500

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

2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 21 owner complaints about the 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500, the newest on September 3, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (29%), followed by the engine (19%) and the electrical system (10%).

1 of the 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500's 3 recalls also concerns the electrical system.

Where 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine And Engine Cooling6
  • Engine4
  • Electrical System2
  • Exterior Lighting2
  • Structure2
  • Unknown Or Other2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20061
20072
20081
20094
20102
20111
20121
20141
20172
20201
20211
20241
20251
20262

Complaints about the 2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 peaked in 2009, when NHTSA received 4. 19% arrived between 2004 and 2008, the model year's first years on the road.

The 21 complaints about the 2005 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 2005 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: September 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted