NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Recalls
The 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 3, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Dodge Ram 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 582
- Crashes reported
- 49
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2004 Dodge Ram 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500
Air bags
- Campaign
- 14V770000
- Reported
- December 3, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 250,896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005 Ram 2500, 6 other models
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 13V528000
- Reported
- November 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 706,664
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 Ram 2500, 2 other models
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 11V350000
- Reported
- July 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 242,780
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2009 Ram 2500, 3 other models
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 05V462000
- Reported
- October 6, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 250,433
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005 Ram 2500, 1 other model
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 04V221000
- Reported
- May 6, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,183
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 120, tire and rim selection for vehicles other than cars
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 03V503000
- Reported
- December 4, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 514
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500
Suspension
- Campaign
- 07E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2007 Ram 2500, 1 other model
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003, 2005–2008 Ram 2500, 9 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
- Campaign
- 10E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003, 2005–2008 Ram 2500, 2 other models
2004 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 582 owner complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500, the newest on September 11, 2026. Of these, 49 describe a crash (8%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 14 injuries and 4 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500, the component group named most often is the steering (24%), followed by the power train (19%) and the suspension (18%).
3 of the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500's 9 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 owners gave the mileage (406 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering140
- Power Train110
- Suspension106
- Air Bags90
- Electrical System47
- Structure35
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 32 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54 | |
| 2006 | 50 | |
| 2007 | 28 | |
| 2008 | 27 | |
| 2009 | 19 | |
| 2010 | 41 | |
| 2011 | 44 | |
| 2012 | 31 | |
| 2013 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 59 | |
| 2015 | 77 | |
| 2016 | 42 | |
| 2017 | 29 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 77. 28% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2004 vehicles, the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 2500 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 582 complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram 2500 by model year
Other 2004 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: September 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted