AI DamageSterling Bullet 5500: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Sterling Bullet 5500 across 2 model years: 6 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 100% of all complaints
- 2 Steering 17% of all complaints
- 3 Wheels 17% of all complaints
- Air bags: 6 complaints (100% of all).
- Steering: 1 complaints (17% of all).
- Wheels: 1 complaints (17% of all).
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 13V605000 (Steering), 15V361000 (Air Bags) and 16V418000 (Air Bags), however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 sterling bullet 5500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v418000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the unknown local dealer was unable to remedy the vehicle in a timely manner.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 sterling bullet 5500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v418000 (air bags) in july of 2016. The manufacturer stated that the parts were not available. The dealer informed the contact that the parts were available and to take the vehicle to the local freightliner.
Takata recall, my local dodge dealer refuses to do this recall and my local freightliner dealer has had no success in getting the airbag. It seems like nobody cares that peoples lives are at risk
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Steering. Steering play, power assist, rack and tie rods after a wheel impact.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.