Dodge Ram 1500 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Dodge Ram 1500 model year, from official NHTSA data.
12,387
NHTSA complaints
28
recall campaigns
1,195
service bulletins (TSBs)
17
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 | 694 | 6 | 282 |
| 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 | 688 | 4 | 250 |
| 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 | 485 | 4 | 218 |
| 2009 Dodge Ram 1500 | 670 | 2 | 40 |
| 2008 Dodge Ram 1500 | 553 | 5 | 55 |
| 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 | 517 | 4 | 68 |
| 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 | 792 | 9 | 52 |
| 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 | 1,166 | 4 | 37 |
| 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 | 1,094 | 5 | 40 |
| 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 | 1,170 | 1 | 28 |
| 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 | 815 | 3 | 22 |
| 2001 Dodge Ram 1500 | 1,112 | 2 | 24 |
| 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 | 513 | 2 | 17 |
| 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 | 610 | 0 | 17 |
| 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 | 520 | 0 | 17 |
| 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 | 361 | 0 | 13 |
| 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 | 298 | 0 | 9 |
| 1995 Dodge Ram 1500 | 213 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 | 116 | 0 | 3 |
| 1993 Dodge Ram 1500 | 6 | 0 | — |
| 1991 Dodge Ram 1500 | 7 | 0 | — |
Common problems
- Dodge Ram 1500 power train problems2,387
- Dodge Ram 1500 air bags problems2,206
- Dodge Ram 1500 structure problems2,028
- Dodge Ram 1500 electrical system problems1,397
- Dodge Ram 1500 suspension problems863
- Dodge Ram 1500 steering problems849
- Dodge Ram 1500 engine problems740
- Dodge Ram 1500 engine and engine cooling problems604
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Electrical overstressEA19001 · opened Apr 19, 2019 · closed Sep 19, 2024
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · open
- Chrysler's execution of 13V-528 & 529AQ14003 · opened Oct 20, 2014 · closed May 16, 2016