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Dodge RAM 4500

Every Dodge RAM 4500 model year on file, 2006 to 2012. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years383 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years72006 to 2012
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins620Summed across model years
By model year

The 2011 model year drew the most complaints, 14, 37% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

051015200620072008200920102011142012
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Dodge RAM 4500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
26
Suspension
6
Powertrain
5
Brakes
4
Electrical system
3
Fuel system
3
Engine and cooling
2
Wheels
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge RAM 4500 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Dodge RAM 4500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2012Other100.066791263
2011Other147.170041236
2010Not decoded0NoneNone103
2009Other450.04003127
2008Other100.01,0003139
2007Not decoded0NoneNone0030
2006Not decoded0NoneNone0022
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge RAM 4500

  • 21V-398 May 27, 2021
    Incorrect information in the Service and Owner's Manuals may cause the flanged lug nuts to be over-tightened, which could result in a broken wheel…
    Wheels · 448k vehicles
  • 19V-018 Jan 15, 2019
    Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode
    Airbags · 1.41M vehicles
  • 17V-824 Dec 21, 2017
    List of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V824-0103.pdf
    Equipment · 62k vehicles
  • 17V-821 Dec 20, 2017
    Pushing the brake pedal for prolonged periods when the vehicle is running and in PARK may cause the Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) pin…
    Powertrain · 1.48M vehicles
  • 16V-739 Oct 13, 2016
    Affected vehicles have a 220 amp alternator that may suddenly fail
    Electrical system · 75k vehicles
  • 16V-352 May 24, 2016
    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant
    Airbags · 4.65M vehicles
  • 15V-459 Jul 22, 2015
    Affected vehicles have a steering wheel wiring harness that may rub against the driver air bag module retainer spring
    Airbags · 1.06M vehicles
  • 15V-313 May 26, 2015
    Affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could…
    Airbags · 4.08M vehicles
  • 14V-635 Oct 8, 2014
    In the affected vehicles, the electrical connectors of the diesel fuel heater may overheat
    Engine and cooling · 315k vehicles
  • 13V-527 Nov 6, 2013
    Left tie rod assembly may break
    Steering · 36k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.