NHTSA Campaign 10V294000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
NHTSA campaign 10V294000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap. The repair is free.
SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR filed the report for 10V294000 with NHTSA on June 29, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V294000, NHTSA lists up to 2,589 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 1, 2009 and March 31, 2010.
The 10V294000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 10V294000 were scheduled from October 4, 2010, 97 days after the report.
10V294000 covers 3 models from Dodge and Mercedes-Benz, model years 2009–2010.
By potentially affected vehicles, 10V294000 ranks 3 of 7 SPRINTER ENGINEERING & COMPLIANCE SUPPOR recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SPRINTER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 2009 THROUGH MARCH 2010 AND SOLD UNDER THE MERCEDES-BENZ, FREIGHTLINER, AND DODGE BRAND NAME. THE SPRING PLATE WHICH ATTACHES THE OIL FILLER NECK TO THE CYLINDER-HEAD COVER MAY CRACK.
- The risk
- A CRACK IN THE SPRING PLATE MAY RESULT IN ENGINE OIL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE OIL FILLER NECK, POSSIBLY LEADING TO THE ACCUMULATION OF DIRT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH SUBSEQUENT SOILING OF THE ROAD SURFACE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OIL FILLER NECK FREE OF CHARGE. MERCEDES-BENZ USA IS HANDLING THE MERCEDES-BENZ AND FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN, AND CHRYSLER IS HANDLING THE DODGE SPRINTER OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 4, 2010. MERCEDES-BENZ AND FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER OWNERS MAY CONTACT MBUSA, LLC AT 1-877-762-8276, AND DODGE SPRINTER OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHRYSLER AT 1-800-992-1997.
- Notes
- SPRINTER SAFETY RECALL NO. 2010090002.
Reported June 29, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V294000 (3)
Mercedes-Benz (2)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V294000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: June 29, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted