NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Dodge Ram 3500 Recalls
The 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 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
- Owner complaints
- 44
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2002 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 2002 Dodge Ram 3500
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2008 Ram 3500, 9 other models
2002 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 44 owner complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram 3500, the newest on February 17, 2023. Of these, 2 describe a crash (5%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the structure (20%), followed by the steering (18%) and the power train (11%).
The 2002 Dodge Ram 3500's only recall does not concern the structure.
Where 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (32 complaints), the median was 63,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure9
- Steering8
- Power Train5
- Suspension5
- Air Bags4
- Fuel System, Diesel4
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 6 | |
| 2004 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 6. 27% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 drew 0.2× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 3500 year in the same window: 13th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2002 one of the three best-measured Dodge Ram 3500 years.
The 44 complaints about the 2002 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 2002 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: February 17, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted