NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Dodge Ram 2500 Recalls
The 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Dodge Ram 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 214
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2009 Dodge Ram 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2009 Dodge Ram 2500
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 2005–2008 Ram 2500, 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 2005–2008 Ram 2500, 12 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 2008 Ram 2500, 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 2003–2008 Ram 2500, 3 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 2008 Ram 2500, 1 other model
2009 Dodge Ram 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 214 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 2500, the newest on March 19, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (3%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 2500, the component group named most often is the steering (72%), followed by the air bags (7%) and the suspension (7%).
3 of the 2009 Dodge Ram 2500's 5 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 owners gave the mileage (93 complaints), the median was 55,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering155
- Air Bags16
- Suspension15
- Electrical System10
- Engine And Engine Cooling9
- Power Train6
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 9 | |
| 2012 | 7 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 115 | |
| 2015 | 28 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 115. 13% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2009 vehicles, the 2009 Dodge Ram 2500 drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 2500 year in the same window: 12th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Dodge Ram 2500 years.
The 214 complaints about the 2009 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 2009 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: March 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted