NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Dodge Ram 3500 Recalls
The 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 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 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 105
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 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 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 2006–2008 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 2006–2008 Ram 3500, 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 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 2003–2008 Ram 3500, 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 3500, 1 other model
2009 Dodge Ram 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 105 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 3500, the newest on November 22, 2025. Of these, 6 describe a crash (6%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the steering (66%), followed by the air bags (11%) and the suspension (11%).
3 of the 2009 Dodge Ram 3500's 5 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (50 complaints), the median was 49,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering69
- Air Bags12
- Suspension12
- Electrical System6
- Service Brakes5
- Power Train4
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 52 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 52. 14% 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 3500 drew 0.5× the complaints of the median Dodge Ram 3500 year in the same window: 11th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2009 one of the three best-measured Dodge Ram 3500 years.
The 105 complaints about the 2009 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 2009 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: November 22, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted