RAM 3500 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every RAM 3500 model year, from official NHTSA data.
2,309
NHTSA complaints
62
recall campaigns
6,564
service bulletins (TSBs)
9
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 RAM 3500 | 26 | 4 | 231 |
| 2025 RAM 3500 | 42 | 5 | 346 |
| 2024 RAM 3500 | 43 | 2 | 300 |
| 2023 RAM 3500 | 17 | 5 | — |
| 2022 RAM 3500 | 189 | 12 | 583 |
| 2021 RAM 3500 | 62 | 9 | 585 |
| 2020 RAM 3500 | 116 | 11 | 762 |
| 2019 RAM 3500 | 134 | 14 | 803 |
| 2018 RAM 3500 | 801 | 10 | 443 |
| 2017 RAM 3500 | 310 | 12 | 393 |
| 2016 RAM 3500 | 134 | 14 | 489 |
| 2015 RAM 3500 | 136 | 14 | 522 |
| 2014 RAM 3500 | 202 | 15 | 572 |
| 2013 RAM 3500 | 114 | 16 | 535 |
| 2009 RAM 3500 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 2008 RAM 3500 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 2007 RAM 3500 | 6 | 1 | — |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Loss of Power Steering AssistPE26002 · opened Mar 2, 2026 · open
- Post Recall Remedy Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) FailureRQ25003 · opened Jul 3, 2025 · open
- 2022 RAM Transmission Snap Ring FailurePE24009 · opened Mar 27, 2024 · open
- High pressure fuel pump failureEA23001 · opened Mar 17, 2023 · open