NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Dodge Ram Recalls
The 2001 Dodge Ram has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 12, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Dodge Ram. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 318
- Crashes reported
- 53
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
9 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2001 Dodge Ram, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2001 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 2000, 2002–2003 Ram
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 02V042000
- Reported
- February 7, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 268,740
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Dodge Ram
Tires
- Campaign
- 01V289000
- Reported
- September 10, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Dodge Ram
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 01V253000
- Reported
- August 2, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 98,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Ram
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 01V184000
- Reported
- June 5, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 212
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Dodge Ram
Air bags
- Campaign
- 01V153000
- Reported
- May 8, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 216,100
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Ram, 4 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 01V008000
- Reported
- January 5, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,400
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Dodge Ram
Child seat
- Campaign
- 00V366000
- Reported
- November 9, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,211,756
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 225, child restraint anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 15 other models
Suspension: front: control arm: upper arm
- Campaign
- 00V307000
- Reported
- October 12, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 480
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Dodge Ram
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E060000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Ram, 12 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Ram, 7 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 08E050000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Ram, 12 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 Ram, 57 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 09E025000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000 Ram, 46 other models
2001 Dodge Ram complaints by year
NHTSA has received 318 owner complaints about the 2001 Dodge Ram, the newest on February 27, 2023. Of these, 53 describe a crash (17%) and 9 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2001 Dodge Ram, the component group named most often is the steering (17%), followed by the power train (16%) and the air bags (14%).
1 of the 2001 Dodge Ram's 14 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2001 Dodge Ram owners gave the mileage (61 complaints), the median was 45,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering53
- Power Train50
- Air Bags46
- Suspension42
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic32
- Engine And Engine Cooling29
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 85 | |
| 2002 | 108 | |
| 2003 | 33 | |
| 2004 | 29 | |
| 2005 | 14 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Dodge Ram peaked in 2002, when NHTSA received 108. 87% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Dodge Ram drew 6.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram year in the same window: 1st highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Dodge Ram years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 318 complaints about the 2001 Dodge Ram are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram by model year
Other 2001 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: February 27, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted