NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Dodge Ram Recalls
The 2003 Dodge Ram has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 12, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Dodge Ram. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 53
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Dodge Ram, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2003 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 Ram
Vehicle speed control
- Campaign
- 03V033000
- Reported
- February 5, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,500
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Ram, 23 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Ram, 7 other models
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 09E001000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 Ram
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 09E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002, 2004 Ram
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004 Ram, 57 other models
2003 Dodge Ram complaints by year
NHTSA has received 53 owner complaints about the 2003 Dodge Ram, the newest on August 27, 2012. Of these, 6 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Dodge Ram, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (15%), followed by the structure (15%) and the power train (11%).
None of the 2003 Dodge Ram's 7 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2003 Dodge Ram owners gave the mileage (26 complaints), the median was 28,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling8
- Structure8
- Power Train6
- Air Bags4
- Electrical System4
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic4
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2003 Dodge Ram peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 20. 74% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Dodge Ram drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram year in the same window: 4th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 53 complaints about the 2003 Dodge Ram are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram by model year
Other 2003 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: August 27, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted