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Dodge RAM 50

Every Dodge RAM 50 model year on file, 1979 to 1991. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years311 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years131979 to 1991
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins13Summed across model years
By model year

The 1987 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 29% of the model's total

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

02.557.51019791981198319851987919891991
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seat belts leads the Dodge RAM 50 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seat belts
21
Brakes
3
Fuel system
3
Engine and cooling
2
Structure
1
Tires
1
Steering
1
Electrical system
1
Suspension
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Dodge RAM 50 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 50 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1991Van20.067101
1990Not decoded40.0400101
1989Pickup50.0100101
1988Pickup911.1300101
1987Pickup90.0450111
1986Not decoded10.0100111
1985Not decoded10.0100111
1984Not decoded0NoneNone121
1983Not decoded0NoneNone021
1982Not decoded0NoneNone021
1981Not decoded0NoneNone011
1980Not decoded0NoneNone011
1979Not decoded0NoneNone011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge RAM 50

  • 95V-103-003 May 24, 1995
    Front safety belt buckle release buttons can break
    Seat belts · 920k vehicles
  • 84V-157 Dec 7, 1984
    Engine oil pressure sending unit may develop an oil leak
    Engine and cooling · 6,755 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.