2020 RAM 1500 back over prevention problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the back over prevention on the 2020 RAM 1500 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2020 Ram Promaster 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V552000 (Back Over Prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. Three dealers, including Cross Jeep Chrysler (1501 Gardiner Ln, Louisville, KY 40218), were…”
filed Aug 10, 2026
“While I was driving my vehicle, the power steering warning came on and moments later the steering wheel locked - I could not steer my vehicle. I stopped the vehicle and it started firing all sorts of warnings. It was like all systems went haywire. Service shifter, service power steering, service…”
filed Dec 3, 2025
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- A radio software error may prevent the rearview image from displayingCampaign 22V638000 · Aug 25, 2022
- A software error can cause the rearview camera image to remain displayed after the…Campaign 20V191000 · Sep 10, 2020
Back Over Prevention problems in other 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 1500 | 2 | 2% |
| 2025 1500 | 15 | 4% |
| 2024 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 1500 | 4 | 2% |
| 2022 1500 | 14 | 2% |
| 2021 1500 | 14 | 2% |
| 2019 1500 | 19 | 1% |
| 2018 1500 | 17 | 3% |
| 2017 1500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 1500 | 2 | 0% |
| 2015 1500 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 1500 | 1 | 0% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 RAM 1500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.