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RAM 1500 hesitation / surging reports by year

172 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on RAM 1500 vehicles. The most reported year is 2016 with 32 reports.

YearReportsShare of narratives
2025 1500113%
2022 1500203%
2021 150081%
2019 1500252%
2018 150091%
2017 1500101%
2016 1500322%
2015 1500292%
2014 1500282%

Counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives — one complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate. Raw counts favor years that sold in larger numbers.