DODGE ( 11V410000 ) SPRINTER 2500 & SPRINTER 3500 INTAKE MANIFOLD Car, Automobile & Motor Vehicle Recall Alert Has Been Issued:
Dated: AUG 09, 2011 MERCEDES-BENZ USA (MBUSA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002- 2003 SPRINTER 2500 AND 3500 VANS SOLD AS DODGE AND FREIGHTLINER VEHICLES. THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS MAY HAVE CORRODED. A CHEMICAL REACTION INVOLVING SULFUR IN THE DIESEL FUEL THAT TAKES PLACE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF SULFURIC ACID IN THE EXHAUST CHANNEL OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. **** INTAKE MANIFOLD CORROSION MAY LEAD TO AN EXHAUST GAS LEAK, DAMAGE TO THE FUEL RETURN LINE WHICH COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK, AND HEAT DAMAGE TO THE INSULATION AT THE FIRE WALL. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
For more information on the DODGE ( 11V410000 ) SPRINTER 2500 & SPRINTER 3500 recall, read the NHTSA DODGE ( 11V410000 ) Recall Alert.
To report a DODGE ( 11V410000 ) vehicle safety complaint to NHTSA, submit your DODGE ( 11V410000 ) car, automobile, or motor vehicle complaint online at safecar.gov, including any accidents, fires, crashes, injuries, deaths or property damage.
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