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Ram 2500

Every Ram 2500 model year on file, 2003 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years5,130199 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years252003 to 2027

Recall campaigns67Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins6,804Summed across model years

By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 2,597, 51% of the model's total

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 Ram 2500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes

3,039

Electrical system

959

Speed control

514

Engine and cooling

464

Powertrain

456

Steering

383

Driver assistance

323

Fuel system

272

Suspension

140

Structure

107

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Ram 2500 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 2500 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2027	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	11
2026	Pickup	26	0.0	325	7	0	216
2025	Pickup	62	3.2	326	6	0	315
2024	Pickup	59	15.3	134	5	0	305
2023	Pickup	49	10.2	91	8	0	356
2022	Pickup	181	7.7	191	12	0	541
2021	Pickup	108	13.0	124	8	0	555
2020	Pickup	162	6.8	186	10	2	729
2019	Pickup	193	8.8	184	12	2	775
2018	Pickup	2,597	1.7	3,632	10	4	432
2017	Pickup	697	2.6	968	12	4	385
2016	Pickup	258	6.6	437	14	3	463
2015	Pickup	214	7.5	522	15	4	519
2014	Pickup	341	5.0	1,003	16	4	516
2013	Pickup	178	8.4	387	16	3	490
2012	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2	0
2011	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	2	0
2010	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	3	0
2009	Pickup	5	0.0	18	1	1	184
2008	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4
2007	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	4
2006	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	1
2005	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	1
2004	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	1
2003	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 Ram 2500

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-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-288 May 7, 2026
Software error in the powertrain control module may improperly allow the vehicle speed to exceed the tire speed rating, which can result in a loss…
Powertrain · 13k vehicles
26V-244 Apr 16, 2026
Trucks may be equipped with steering column control modules that can cause a loss of electronic stability control
Stability and traction control · 6,605 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-882 Dec 18, 2025
Software error in the occupant restraint controller module may cause the driver's side air bag and/or seat belt pretensioner not to deploy in a…
Airbags · 53k 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.