NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Dodge Ram 3500 Recalls
The 2008 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 2008 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
- 173
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
14 fires
On a 2008 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 2008 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 2006–2007, 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 2006–2007, 2009 Ram 3500, 12 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 2003–2007 Ram 3500, 2 other models
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 13V529000
- Reported
- November 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 271,733
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Ram 3500, 3 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 2003–2007, 2009 Ram 3500, 3 other models
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
- Campaign
- 09V434000
- Reported
- November 13, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 53
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Ram 3500, 2 other models
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 09V005000
- Reported
- January 9, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,782
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2009 Ram 3500, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- Campaign
- 08V641000
- Reported
- December 5, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108,429
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Ram 3500, 1 other model
Trailer hitches
- Campaign
- 08V344000
- Reported
- July 28, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 108
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007 Ram 3500, 8 other models
Visibility: glass, side/rear
- Campaign
- 07E104000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2007 Ram 3500, 9 other models
Steering: gear box: shaft pitman
- Campaign
- 10E013000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2007 Ram 3500, 2 other models
2008 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 173 owner complaints about the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500, the newest on June 17, 2025. Of these, 9 describe a crash (5%) and 14 a fire; owners reported 6 injuries.
In complaints about the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the steering (54%), followed by the suspension (13%) and the air bags (10%).
5 of the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500's 11 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (116 complaints), the median was 65,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering94
- Suspension22
- Air Bags18
- Electrical System18
- Engine And Engine Cooling13
- Engine11
Complaints received, by year
| 2008 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 20 | |
| 2011 | 14 | |
| 2012 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 46 | |
| 2015 | 23 | |
| 2016 | 15 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 46. 29% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 3500 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 173 complaints about the 2008 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 2008 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: June 17, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted