NHTSA Campaign 16V833000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 16V833000 covers 7 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
Daimler Vans USA, LLC filed the report for 16V833000 with NHTSA on November 17, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V833000, NHTSA lists up to 17,501 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 30, 2003 and August 31, 2006.
The 16V833000 report reached NHTSA 10 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V833000 were scheduled from July 27, 2017, 252 days after the report.
16V833000 covers 2 models from Dodge, model years 2003–2006.
Owners of the model years 16V833000 covers have filed at least 17 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V833000 vehicles, the 2004 Dodge Sprinter 2500 has the most (5).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V833000 ranks 21 of 96 Daimler Vans USA, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V833000, Daimler Vans USA, LLC has 10 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Daimler Vans USA, LLC (DVUSA) is recalling certain model year 2003-2006 Dodge and Freightliner Sprinter 2500 and 3500 vans manufactured June 30, 2003, to August 31, 2006. The instrument cluster on the affected vehicles fails to illuminate the BRAKE warning lamp in the instrument cluster during the vehicle start up bulb-function check. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."
- The risk
- Without the BRAKE lamp illuminating during the vehicle start up bulb-function check, the driver has no confirmation that the lamp is working and therefore may not know whether or not the lamp will illuminate if the brake fluid level is low. If the operator is unaware that the vehicle has low brake fluid, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
- The fix
- DVUSA will notify owners, and DVUSA and Dodge dealers will correct the instrument cluster software, as necessary, free of charge. An interim notification was sent to owners on January 6, 2017. A second notice will be mailed to owners once the remedy becomes available. The recall began on July 27, 2017. Owners may contact DVUSA customer service at 1-770-705-2070.
Reported November 17, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V833000 (7)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V833000, 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: November 17, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted