NHTSA Safety Recalls
2004 Dodge Ram Recalls
The 2004 Dodge Ram has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 3, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 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
- 58
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2004 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 2004 Dodge Ram
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 04V385000
- Reported
- August 3, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,261
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2004 Dodge Ram
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 06E023000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 17 other models
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06E049000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Ram, 23 other models
Equipment: electrical
- Campaign
- 07E066000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Ram, 7 other models
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 09E001000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003 Ram
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 09E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2003 Ram
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 09E012000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2003 Ram, 57 other models
2004 Dodge Ram complaints by year
NHTSA has received 58 owner complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram, the newest on March 12, 2024. Of these, 9 describe a crash (16%); owners reported 8 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the power train (14%) and the tires (10%).
1 of the 2004 Dodge Ram's 7 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2004 Dodge Ram owners gave the mileage (33 complaints), the median was 37,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System10
- Power Train8
- Tires6
- Air Bags5
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
Complaints received, by year
| 2004 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15 | |
| 2006 | 6 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 6 | |
| 2011 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 15. 64% 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 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram year in the same window: 5th highest of the 9 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
The 58 complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram by model year
Other 2004 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: March 12, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted