NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2009 Ram 1500 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 37
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2009 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2009 Ram 1500
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: mounting
- Campaign
- 18V160000
- Reported
- March 8, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 218,617
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 1500
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 17V821000
- Reported
- December 20, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,482,874
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2017 1500, 4 other models
2009 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 37 owner complaints about the 2009 Ram 1500, the newest on February 13, 2026. Owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the power train (24%), followed by the electrical system (16%) and the engine (14%).
1 of the 2009 Ram 1500's 2 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2009 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (16 complaints), the median was 79,300 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train9
- Unknown Or Other7
- Electrical System6
- Engine5
- Structure4
- Suspension4
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 11 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2009 Ram 1500 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 11. 0% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 37 complaints about the 2009 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2009 Ram models
Newest record on this page: February 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted