NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 Dodge Ram Recalls
The 2000 Dodge Ram has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 12, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Dodge Ram. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 147
- Crashes reported
- 31
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 Dodge Ram, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2000 Dodge Ram
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 04V185000
- Reported
- April 12, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 44,588
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2003 Ram
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 01V253000
- Reported
- August 2, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Ram
Air bags
- Campaign
- 01V153000
- Reported
- May 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 216,100
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Ram, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 01V038000
- Reported
- February 12, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Dodge Ram
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 00V107000
- Reported
- April 11, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 357,000
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Dodge Ram
Suspension: front: control arm: lower arm
- Campaign
- 00V007000
- Reported
- January 11, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 76
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 Dodge Ram
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Ram, 12 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Ram, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Ram, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001–2004 Ram, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2001 Ram, 46 other models
2000 Dodge Ram complaints by year
NHTSA has received 147 owner complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram, the newest on January 9, 2012. Of these, 31 describe a crash (21%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 34 injuries.
In complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram, the component group named most often is the air bags (16%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (16%) and the steering (15%).
1 of the 2000 Dodge Ram's 11 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2000 Dodge Ram owners gave the mileage (18 complaints), the median was 58,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags23
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic23
- Steering22
- Power Train21
- Suspension20
- Engine And Engine Cooling15
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 35 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56 | |
| 2002 | 29 | |
| 2003 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 56. 83% 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 drew 2.3× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2000 one of the Dodge Ram years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
The 147 complaints about the 2000 Dodge Ram are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram by model year
Other 2000 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: January 9, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted