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Dodge RAM

Every Dodge RAM model year on file, 1976 to 2011. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years4,074694 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years351976 to 2011

Recall campaigns73Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1,134Summed across model years

By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 625

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

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

Components

Brakes leads the Dodge RAM complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

824

Powertrain

666

Steering

377

Engine and cooling

371

Electrical system

366

Suspension

353

Airbags

350

Fuel system

242

Speed control

217

Structure

198

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Dodge RAM 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 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2011	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	1	1
2010	Pickup	27	22.2	82	5	1	2
2009	Pickup	9	11.1	33	6	1	5
2008	Pickup	25	16.0	40	4	1	3
2007	Pickup	17	11.8	44	4	0	4
2006	Pickup	25	8.0	52	4	0	26
2005	Pickup	40	15.0	35	5	0	13
2004	Pickup	58	19.0	80	7	2	59
2003	Pickup	53	18.9	140	7	1	63
2002	Pickup	116	14.7	527	6	1	64
2001	Pickup	318	19.8	1,325	14	1	76
2000	Pickup	147	25.9	1,838	11	1	97
1999	Not decoded	366	15.3	36,600	13	0	117
1998	Not decoded	483	18.6	48,300	17	0	137
1997	Pickup	398	15.8	2,653	11	5	100
1996	Pickup	625	16.0	10,417	14	9	91
1995	Pickup	611	16.7	7,638	16	10	93
1994	Pickup	469	16.4	6,700	22	13	92
1993	Pickup	54	9.3	771	1	2	15
1992	Pickup	58	10.3	892	2	1	14
1991	Pickup	51	11.8	927	3	2	14
1990	Van	23	30.4	575	0	0	14
1989	Pickup	28	21.4	560	0	0	12
1988	Pickup	22	22.7	733	0	0	2
1987	Pickup	18	0.0	900	0	0	2
1986	Pickup	18	38.9	450	0	0	2
1985	Not decoded	10	20.0	1,000	0	0	2
1984	Not decoded	2	50.0	200	0	0	2
1983	Pickup	1	0.0	67	0	0	2
1982	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	2
1981	Pickup	2	50.0	100	0	0	2
1980	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	2
1979	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	2
1977	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	1
1976	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	1

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Dodge RAM

10V-657 Dec 24, 2010
These vehicles may experience a weakening and fracture of the left ball stud on the tie rod resulting in the potential loss of steering
Steering · 15k vehicles
10V-616 Dec 7, 2010
Some vehicles equipped with diesel engine and a hydroboost brake system may be equipped with a power steering reservoir cap with excessive vent…
Steering · 62k vehicles
10V-475 Oct 7, 2010
Some of these vehicles may experience a separation at the crimped end of the power steering pressure hose assembly
Steering · 23k vehicles
10V-474 Oct 7, 2010
Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2011 dodge ram d2, dj, and ds-body vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of part 567,…
Equipment · 772 vehicles
10V-315 Jul 7, 2010
These vehicles may have been built with an improperly formed master cylinder to hydraulic control unit (hcu) brake tube assembly end flare
Brakes · 21k vehicles
10V-200 May 11, 2010
These vehicles may have been built with a wireless ignition node (win) module exhibiting a binding condition of the solenoid latch
Electrical system · 37k vehicles
10V-009 Jan 11, 2010
These vehicles may have been built with an improperly formed or missing brake booster input rod retaining clip
Brakes · 20k vehicles
09E-025 May 11, 2009
These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
Lighting · 43k vehicles
09V-158 May 8, 2009
Software programmed into the heating ventilation and air conditioning module may cause the windshield defrosting and defogging functions to become…
Equipment · 37k vehicles
09E-012 Apr 7, 2009
These headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated…
Lighting · 16k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.