NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Ram 2500 Recalls
The 2011 Ram 2500 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 Ram 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 298
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2011 Ram 2500, 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 2500
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 2012–2017 2500, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- Campaign
- 14V635000
- Reported
- October 8, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 315,325
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2014 2500, 3 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 2012 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 3 other models
2011 Ram 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 298 owner complaints about the 2011 Ram 2500, the newest on September 20, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (1%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2011 Ram 2500, the component group named most often is the steering (70%), followed by the suspension (12%) and the engine (10%).
2 of the 2011 Ram 2500's 4 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2011 Ram 2500 owners gave the mileage (149 complaints), the median was 43,118 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering210
- Suspension37
- Engine29
- Electrical System24
- Fuel/Propulsion System17
- Power Train16
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 30 | |
| 2014 | 142 | |
| 2015 | 44 | |
| 2016 | 19 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Ram 2500 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 142. 66% 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 2500 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Ram 2500 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2011 one of the Ram 2500 years to avoid by our method.
The 298 complaints about the 2011 Ram 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 2500 by model year
Other 2011 Ram models
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted