2016 RAM 3500 wheels problems
21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the wheels on the 2016 RAM 3500 — 16% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Pursuant to a manufacturer-issued safety recall (V06) on a steering assembly component, the manufacturer's remedy permanently damaged an otherwise functioning, adjustable steering component and created a financial barrier to basic vehicle maintenance. The component, post remedy, now would have to…”
filed Aug 18, 2026
“The Government Owned Vehicle (GOV) was traveling North on 31E in Nashville, when truck shuttered then truck passenger side wheel fell off. Tire/wheel pinned to truck and caught fire. Drive pulled truck off to side of roadway and called 911.”
filed Dec 7, 2022
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Incorrect information in the Service and Owner's Manuals may cause the flanged lug nuts…Campaign 21V398000 · May 27, 2021
- Outer surface of the wheel may fracture, resulting in rapid air lossCampaign 17V499000 · Aug 10, 2017
Wheels problems in other 3500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 3500 | 2 | 5% |
| 2024 3500 | 1 | 2% |
| 2021 3500 | 7 | 11% |
| 2020 3500 | 7 | 6% |
| 2019 3500 | 6 | 4% |
| 2018 3500 | 24 | 3% |
| 2017 3500 | 21 | 7% |
| 2015 3500 | 15 | 11% |
| 2014 3500 | 20 | 10% |
| 2013 3500 | 7 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2016 RAM 3500
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.