NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2011 Ram 1500 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 689
- Crashes reported
- 28
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2011 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 2009, 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 2009, 2012–2017 1500, 4 other models
Power train: driveline: differential unit
- Campaign
- 13V038000
- Reported
- February 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 278,674
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2012 1500, 4 other models
Suspension: rear: axle: spindle
- Campaign
- 10V656000
- Reported
- December 24, 2010
- Vehicles affected
- up to 60,382
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2011 Ram 1500
2011 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 689 owner complaints about the 2011 Ram 1500, the newest on September 18, 2026. Of these, 28 describe a crash (4%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 21 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (31%), followed by the power train (26%) and the engine (22%).
2 of the 2011 Ram 1500's 4 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2011 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (491 complaints), the median was 75,557 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System214
- Power Train176
- Engine151
- Fuel/Propulsion System128
- Unknown Or Other46
- Steering45
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 34 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 14 | |
| 2013 | 100 | |
| 2014 | 41 | |
| 2015 | 87 | |
| 2016 | 61 | |
| 2017 | 62 | |
| 2018 | 83 | |
| 2019 | 71 | |
| 2020 | 45 | |
| 2021 | 22 | |
| 2022 | 20 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 14 | |
| 2025 | 7 | |
| 2026 | 6 |
Complaints about the 2011 Ram 1500 peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 100. 27% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Ram 1500 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ram 1500 year in the same window: 10th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★☆☆
- Frontal: 2/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 689 complaints about the 2011 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2011 Ram models
Newest record on this page: September 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted