NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Dodge Ram 3500 Recalls
The 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Dodge Ram 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 258
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2006 Dodge Ram 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2006 Dodge Ram 3500
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 2007–2009 Ram 3500, 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 2007–2009 Ram 3500, 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 3500, 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 2003–2005, 2007–2008 Ram 3500, 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, 2007–2009 Ram 3500, 3 other models
Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices
- Campaign
- 06V380000
- Reported
- October 10, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 309
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Ram 3500
Exterior lighting
- Campaign
- 06V073000
- Reported
- March 9, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 279
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Dodge Ram 3500
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
Suspension
- Campaign
- 07E009000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007 Ram 3500, 1 other model
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2005, 2007–2008 Ram 3500, 9 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
- Campaign
- 10E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005, 2007–2008 Ram 3500, 2 other models
2006 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 258 owner complaints about the 2006 Dodge Ram 3500, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 15 describe a crash (6%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2006 Dodge Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the steering (29%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the exterior lighting (17%).
3 of the 2006 Dodge Ram 3500's 11 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (205 complaints), the median was 79,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering75
- Electrical System53
- Exterior Lighting44
- Air Bags33
- Visibility24
- Power Train22
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 16 | |
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 31 | |
| 2011 | 26 | |
| 2012 | 26 | |
| 2013 | 11 | |
| 2014 | 35 | |
| 2015 | 38 | |
| 2016 | 21 | |
| 2017 | 10 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 peaked in 2015, when NHTSA received 38. 19% 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 3500 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 3500 year in the same window: 7th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 258 complaints about the 2006 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 2006 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted