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Ram 1500

Every Ram 1500 model year on file, 1997 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years11,755857 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years221997 to 2027
Recall campaigns97Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins9,710Summed across model years
By model year

The 2014 model year drew the most complaints, 1,767

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

05001,0001,5002,000199720082010201220141,767201620182020202220242027
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Ram 1500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
2,680
Steering
2,645
Electrical system
2,354
Fuel system
1,515
Powertrain
1,436
Brakes
1,271
Airbags
570
Speed control
535
Suspension
434
Structure
416
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Ram 1500 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.

Ram 1500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone0018
2026Pickup965.21,20070324
2025Pickup3573.91,87980579
2024Pickup7412.216860369
2023Pickup2015.5372110545
2022Pickup6184.7651162855
2021Pickup6795.47811511,127
2020Pickup6315.57251411,226
2019Pickup1,4816.41,4113011,174
2018Pickup6625.3926152497
2017Pickup88011.11,222133472
2016Pickup1,5458.72,619174604
2015Pickup1,4509.63,537185590
2014Pickup1,7677.25,197175615
2013Pickup1,2776.72,776124526
2012Not decoded0NoneNone010
2011Not decoded0NoneNone010
2010Not decoded0NoneNone020
2009Pickup375.413521186
2008Not decoded0NoneNone001
2003Not decoded0NoneNone001
1997Not decoded0NoneNone001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Ram 1500

  • 26V-560 Sep 1, 2026
    Radio software error may cause the rearview camera image not to display
    Back-over prevention · 239k vehicles
  • 26V-531 Aug 13, 2026
    Rearview camera image may fail to display when the vehicle is placed in reverse
    Back-over prevention · 844k vehicles
  • 26V-495 Jul 30, 2026
    Second-row center and left-side seat belt buckle anchors may have been improperly installed
    Seat belts · 1.27M vehicles
  • 26V-421 Jul 1, 2026
    Headlight wiring may cause the parking lights and daytime running lights to flicker on and off, or fail
    Lighting · 13k vehicles
  • 26V-327 May 21, 2026
    Contamination in the central vision processing module or improper programming may cause the rearview camera image not to display
    Back-over prevention · 16 vehicles
  • 26V-225 Apr 9, 2026
    Software error may cause the instrument panel display to fail
    Electrical system · 65k vehicles
  • 26V-059 Feb 2, 2026
    Due to an improperly designed trailer tow module, the trailer lights may fail to illuminate and the trailer brakes may fail
    Lighting · 456k vehicles
  • 25V-826 Dec 1, 2025
    Software error may cause the instrument panel cluster display to be blank
    Electrical system · 73k vehicles
  • 25V-824 Dec 1, 2025
    Right and left side curtain air bag inflators may rupture due to a manufacturing defect
    Airbags · 1,589 vehicles
  • 25V-765 Nov 6, 2025
    Steering column control module may cause the driver's side air bag not to deploy as intended
    Airbags · 532 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.