Freightliner Sprinter 3500 Problems by Model Year
NHTSA recorded 7 consumer complaints across the 1 model years of the Freightliner Sprinter 3500 (2008–2008) that have at least 5 complaints. 2008 has the most, with 7. Across all years, the part named most often is air bags (4 mentions). Pick a model year below to see its parts, mileage, recalls and service bulletins.
All Sprinter 3500 model years
Years with fewer than 5 complaints are not listed. The score compares years of the same model, allowing for the era and for how long each year has collected complaints: 50 is a typical year, lower means fewer complaints. It is not adjusted for sales volume.
| Year | Complaints | Median mi | Recalls | TSBs | Score (50 = typical) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7 | 13,558 | 6 | 102 | — | Not enough data |
Parts named most often, all years
Counts add up complaint mentions across the listed years. A complaint can name several parts.
- Air bags4 57%
- Wheels2 29%
- Steering1 14%
Example complaints
One per model year, chosen for length and detail. Personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
2008: “Approx. 6:00am monday morning july 6th of 2015 I had a flat tire on the passenger side when I went to get in my truck for work. Upon inspection the leak was seeping thru the steel inner surface of the rim. Approx. 2 inches away from valve stem area. For the time being I decided to have the like new tire just put onto my oem spare (wheel & tire) and just used that to carry on with business. The tire store said they have never seen a factory steel wheel just leak air without a obvious reason. The only answer to continue to use the wheel was to have a inner-tube put in it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10760892, filed 2015-09, 118,000 milesOther Freightliner models
245 complaintsFreightliner Freightliner
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29 complaintsFreightliner FL-70
24 complaints
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate. Methodology