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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Dodge Ram 3500 Recalls

The 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on May 8, 2001.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Dodge Ram 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
58

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2000 Dodge Ram 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2000 Dodge Ram 3500

Air bags

Campaign
01V153000
Reported
May 8, 2001
Vehicles affected
up to 216,100
Same campaign
also 4 other models

01V153000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 58 owner complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram 3500, the newest on April 3, 2015. Of these, 4 describe a crash (7%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the suspension (19%), followed by the structure (16%) and the power train (14%).

The 2000 Dodge Ram 3500's only recall does not concern the suspension.

Where 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (31 complaints), the median was 87,285 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Suspension11
  • Structure9
  • Power Train8
  • Electrical System7
  • Engine And Engine Cooling5
  • Fuel System, Other5

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20008
20014
20026
20034
20049
20051
20063
20075
20085
20091
20103
20112
20124
20131
20141
20151

Complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 9. 38% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 3500 year in the same window: 12th highest of the 13 ranked years.

That makes 2000 one of the three best-measured Dodge Ram 3500 years.

Dodge Ram 3500 years to avoid →

The 58 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Dodge Ram 3500 by model year

Other 2000 Dodge models

Newest record on this page: April 3, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted