NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Dodge Ram 4500 Recalls
The 2009 Dodge Ram 4500 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Dodge Ram 4500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 4
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2009 Dodge Ram 4500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2009 Dodge Ram 4500
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 2008 Ram 4500, 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 2008 Ram 4500, 12 other models
Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly
- Campaign
- 13V527000
- Reported
- November 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,151
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2008 Ram 4500, 1 other model
2009 Dodge Ram 4500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 4500, the newest on July 6, 2016. Of these, 1 describe a crash (25%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 4500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (50%), followed by the steering (50%) and the exterior lighting (25%).
1 of the 2009 Dodge Ram 4500's 3 recalls also concerns the steering.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System2
- Steering2
- Exterior Lighting1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 4500 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 3. 25% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 4 complaints about the 2009 Dodge Ram 4500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Dodge Ram 4500 by model year
Other 2009 Dodge models
Newest record on this page: July 6, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted