NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Dodge Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Dodge Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 792
- Crashes reported
- 43
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Dodge Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V352000
- Reported
- May 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,648,270
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2008 Ram 1500, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 15V313000
- Reported
- May 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,077,169
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2008 Ram 1500, 12 other models
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- Campaign
- 14V795000
- Reported
- December 16, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 54,164
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Ram 1500, 4 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 2007–2008 Ram 1500, 2 other models
Suspension: front: wheel bearing
- Campaign
- 07V038000
- Reported
- February 12, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 86,333
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 06V353000
- Reported
- September 14, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 144,750
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500
Seat belts: front
- Campaign
- 06V354000
- Reported
- September 14, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 159,741
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 06V038000
- Reported
- February 9, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 39,274
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 05V461000
- Reported
- October 6, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 136
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2008 Ram 1500, 9 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
- Campaign
- 10E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2008 Ram 1500, 2 other models
Wheels: hub
- Campaign
- 10E040000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005, 2007–2008 Ram 1500
2006 Dodge Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 792 owner complaints about the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500, the newest on February 18, 2026. Of these, 43 describe a crash (5%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 42 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the air bags (24%), followed by the exterior lighting (18%) and the electrical system (16%).
3 of the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500's 12 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (569 complaints), the median was 61,152 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags193
- Exterior Lighting139
- Electrical System125
- Suspension106
- Power Train100
- Steering84
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 42 | |
| 2008 | 22 | |
| 2009 | 35 | |
| 2010 | 102 | |
| 2011 | 104 | |
| 2012 | 30 | |
| 2013 | 32 | |
| 2014 | 58 | |
| 2015 | 121 | |
| 2016 | 100 | |
| 2017 | 42 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 121. 15% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 1500 year in the same window: 9th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 792 complaints about the 2006 Dodge Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2006 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: February 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted