By model year
The 1985 model year drew the most complaints, 4
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.
Model line
Dodge Ramcharger
Every Dodge Ramcharger model year on file, 1974 to 1993. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years212 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years171974 to 1993
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins38Summed across model years
Components
Tires leads the Dodge Ramcharger complaint record
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Dodge Ramcharger 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.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 1992 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | Pickup | 4 | 0.0 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | Not decoded | 2 | 0.0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1989 | SUV | 1 | 0.0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | SUV | 3 | 0.0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | Not decoded | 4 | 25.0 | 400 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | SUV | 2 | 50.0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | SUV | 4 | 0.0 | 73 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1984 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1983 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1982 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1981 | SUV | 1 | 0.0 | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1980 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1979 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1978 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1974 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Dodge Ramcharger
- 84V-117 Sep 24, 1984
Front brake hose, which is routed from the body brake tubing to the front axle connector, may have been twisted when installed
Brakes · 682 vehicles - 84V-115 Sep 24, 1984
Vehicles are not in compliance with the impact test requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 301, "fuel system integrity." the…
Structure · 8,800 vehicles - 84V-047 Apr 10, 1984
Piston within master cylinder may develop a seal leakage
Brakes · 1,800 vehicles - 82V-095 Oct 5, 1982
Ignition switches installed in the involved vehicles may have been distorted during a crimping operation which resulted in the internal plastic…
Electrical system · 1,725 vehicles - 82V-055 May 27, 1982
Clamp bolts installed on certain vehicles may contain cracks
Suspension · 4,000 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.