IllustrationWHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY MY 04 3500 DODGE SPRINTER RIGHT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. THE VALVE STEM CORE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE RUBBER, CAUSING THE TIRE TO SUDDENLY DEFLATE. DODGE CLAIMS MY TRUCK IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VALVE STEM RECALL. THIS IS THE 3RD. VALVE STEM TO FAIL. *AK
2004 Dodge Sprinter
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- Tires. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
39 reportsWHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY TIRES INFLATED TO 60 PSI MAXIMUM 65 PSI, LEFT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. THE VALVE STEM CORE SEPARATED FROM THE RUBBER CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE VALVE STEM WAS REPLACED.THIS IS ON A 04 3500 DODGE SPRINTER AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE VALVE STEM RECALL ACCORDING TO DODGE.*AK
WHILE PARKED IN A STORE PARKING LOT WITH TIRES INFLATED TO 60 PSI (MAX 65 PSI) INSIDE LEFT REAR TIRE ON A 04 3500 DODGE SPRINTER SUDDENLY WENT FLAT, THE VALVE STEM CORE SEPARATED FROM THE RUBBER CAUSING THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR. *JB
WE OWN TWO DODGE SPRINTERS 2500. YEARS 2004 AND 2006. WE HAVE OWNED BOTH FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR. WE HAVE BROKEN SIX WINSHIELDS. WE HAVE LOOKED FOR STRONGER WINDSHIELDS NONE ARE MADE.{ PER PPG} WE HAVE HAD INSTALLS DONE BY FACTORY AND PRIVATE. THE WINDOW FAMES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS AND NONE WERE FOUND. WE FEEL …
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WE OWN TWO DODGE SPRINTERS 2500. YEARS 2004 AND 2006. WE HAVE OWNED BOTH FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN A YEAR. WE HAVE BROKEN SIX WINSHIELDS. WE HAVE LOOKED FOR STRONGER WINDSHIELDS NONE ARE MADE.{ PER PPG} WE HAVE HAD INSTALLS DONE BY FACTORY AND PRIVATE. THE WINDOW FAMES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED FOR DEFECTS AND NONE WERE FOUND. WE FEEL THAT THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I HAVE CONTACTED DODGE AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL DO AN INTERNAL REVIEWBUT WE WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED. CURRENTLY THIS IS A GREAT HAZARD AND COST.
THE CRANK SHAFT DAMPER PULLY & R & R TIMING CHAIN BROKE, RENDERING THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE. PARTS WERE REPLACED AND 2 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *JB
I OWN A 2004 SPRINTER VIN # WD1PD443745XXXXXX WITH CONTINENTAL TIRES. I HAVE HAD 3 VALVE STEMS SEPARATE WITH THE CORE COMING COMPLETELY OUT WITH LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. WHEN I HAD THE OTHERS (3 PLUS THE SPARE) REPLACED 2 OF THEM ALSO CAME APART. *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A TAILPIPE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE INTERIOR TO BECOME COVERED WITH DIESEL EXHAUST SOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER RESEARCHED THE MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS OF THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE LACK OF A TAILPIPE WAS THE STANDARD. THE…
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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSTRUCTED WITHOUT A TAILPIPE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE INTERIOR TO BECOME COVERED WITH DIESEL EXHAUST SOOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER RESEARCHED THE MANUFACTURING SPECIFICATIONS OF THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE LACK OF A TAILPIPE WAS THE STANDARD. THERE WERE NOT IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED, INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE MUST BE STOPPED AND TURNED OFF BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER, EGR VALVE, FUSE BLOCK, AND FUEL RELAY SWITCH. THESE EFFORTS HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM.
DT: THE CONTACT STATED 2004 SPRINTER 2500 DRAINED THE BATTERY AND NEEDED TO BE RECHARGED ABOUT EVERY THREE WEEKS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE WAS A TSB , BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT. *AK
DT CONTACT'S VEHICLE LOST TWO BACK TIRES BECAUSE OF THE TIRE STEMS. THIS IS A DUALLY VEHICLE. THE REAR INNER TIRES BLEW OUT. THE DEALER CAN NOT GET REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE DEALER DID AN EXAMINATION OF THE TIRES, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE STEMS SPLIT OPEN. HAD ALL SIX VALVE STEMS REPLACED. THE TIRES ARE SERVICED REGULA…
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DT CONTACT'S VEHICLE LOST TWO BACK TIRES BECAUSE OF THE TIRE STEMS. THIS IS A DUALLY VEHICLE. THE REAR INNER TIRES BLEW OUT. THE DEALER CAN NOT GET REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE DEALER DID AN EXAMINATION OF THE TIRES, AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE VALVE STEMS SPLIT OPEN. HAD ALL SIX VALVE STEMS REPLACED. THE TIRES ARE SERVICED REGULARLY, AND THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE IS 60 LBS. *AK
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NHTSA investigations
1PE04066 · Tire Valve Failure
Opened Sep 21, 2004 · Closed Feb 2, 2005
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Tires; Tires:valve
ODI OPENED PE04-066 TO INVESTIGATE FIVE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING TIRE VALVE FAILURE IN MY 2003-04 SUBJECT VEHICLES.SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGED MULTIPLE TIRE VALVE FAILURES FOR A SINGLE VEHICLE.ON DECEMBER 16, 2004, DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (DCMI) NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MY 2002-05 SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TR-600 TIRE VALVES PRODUCED BY ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRICK GMBH (RECALL 04V-600).THE NOTIFICATION IDENTIFIED THE CHEMICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE RUBBER COMPONENTS AND AN UNSTABLE SUPPLIER PRODUCTION PROCESS, WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE MIXING OF THE RUBBER COMPONENTS, AS THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS DEFECT.AS A RESULT OF THESE FACTORS, CRACKS CAN DEVELOP WITHIN THE RUBBER PART OR BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE RUBBER PARTS OF THE VALVE STEM, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AT THE VALVE STEM AND MAY POSE A RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.ALTHOUGH THE TR-600 TIRE VALVE IS USED ONLY ON THE 2500 SERIES SUBJECT VEHICLES WITH 16 INCH TIRES, DCMI WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL FOR ALL SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES SOLD IN THE U.S. TO REPLACE THE CURRENT TIRE VALVES WITH A TR-600 VALVE, WHICH USES A SINGLE RUBBER COMPONENT FOR THE VALVES.ALL 24 COMPLAINTS AND ALL 43 WARRANTY CLAIMS IDENTIFIED IN THIS INVESTIGATION INVOLVED MY 2002-04 SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES, WHICH COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 84 PERCENT OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE POPULATION.
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Tires
ODI OPENED PE04-066 TO INVESTIGATE FIVE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING TIRE VALVE FAILURE IN MY 2003-04 SUBJECT VEHICLES.SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGED MULTIPLE TIRE VALVE FAILURES FOR A SINGLE VEHICLE.ON DECEMBER 16, 2004, DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (DCMI) NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MY 2002-05 SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TR-600 TIRE VALVES PRODUCED BY ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRICK GMBH (RECALL 04V-600).THE NOTIFICATION IDENTIFIED THE CHEMICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE RUBBER COMPONENTS AND AN UNSTABLE SUPPLIER PRODUCTION PROCESS, WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE MIXING OF THE RUBBER COMPONENTS, AS THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS DEFECT.AS A RESULT OF THESE FACTORS, CRACKS CAN DEVELOP WITHIN THE RUBBER PART OR BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE RUBBER PARTS OF THE VALVE STEM, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AT THE VALVE STEM AND MAY POSE A RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.ALTHOUGH THE TR-600 TIRE VALVE IS USED ONLY ON THE 2500 SERIES SUBJECT VEHICLES WITH 16 INCH TIRES, DCMI WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL FOR ALL SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES SOLD IN THE U.S. TO REPLACE THE CURRENT TIRE VALVES WITH A TR-600 VALVE, WHICH USES A SINGLE RUBBER COMPONENT FOR THE VALVES.ALL 24 COMPLAINTS AND ALL 43 WARRANTY CLAIMS IDENTIFIED IN THIS INVESTIGATION INVOLVED MY 2002-04 SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES, WHICH COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 84 PERCENT OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE POPULATION.
Tires:valve
ODI OPENED PE04-066 TO INVESTIGATE FIVE COMPLAINTS ALLEGING TIRE VALVE FAILURE IN MY 2003-04 SUBJECT VEHICLES.SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGED MULTIPLE TIRE VALVE FAILURES FOR A SINGLE VEHICLE.ON DECEMBER 16, 2004, DAIMLERCHRYSLER MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL (DCMI) NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A SAFETY DEFECT IN APPROXIMATELY 23,000 MY 2002-05 SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TR-600 TIRE VALVES PRODUCED BY ALLIGATOR VENTILFABRICK GMBH (RECALL 04V-600).THE NOTIFICATION IDENTIFIED THE CHEMICAL SPECIFICATION OF THE RUBBER COMPONENTS AND AN UNSTABLE SUPPLIER PRODUCTION PROCESS, WHICH RESULTED IN INADEQUATE MIXING OF THE RUBBER COMPONENTS, AS THE FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS DEFECT.AS A RESULT OF THESE FACTORS, CRACKS CAN DEVELOP WITHIN THE RUBBER PART OR BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE RUBBER PARTS OF THE VALVE STEM, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AT THE VALVE STEM AND MAY POSE A RISK TO MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY.ALTHOUGH THE TR-600 TIRE VALVE IS USED ONLY ON THE 2500 SERIES SUBJECT VEHICLES WITH 16 INCH TIRES, DCMI WILL CONDUCT A SAFETY RECALL FOR ALL SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES SOLD IN THE U.S. TO REPLACE THE CURRENT TIRE VALVES WITH A TR-600 VALVE, WHICH USES A SINGLE RUBBER COMPONENT FOR THE VALVES.ALL 24 COMPLAINTS AND ALL 43 WARRANTY CLAIMS IDENTIFIED IN THIS INVESTIGATION INVOLVED MY 2002-04 SPRINTER 2500 VEHICLES, WHICH COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 84 PERCENT OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLE POPULATION.