NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2012 Ram 1500 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 8, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 698
- Crashes reported
- 32
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2012 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, 2011 1500
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 1500, 18 other models
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, 2011, 2013–2017 1500, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 15V459000
- Reported
- July 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,059,444
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 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 2011 1500, 4 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 12V192000
- Reported
- May 2, 2012
- Vehicles affected
- up to 129
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Ram 1500
Equipment
- Campaign
- 16E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2016 1500, 2 other models
2012 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 698 owner complaints about the 2012 Ram 1500, the newest on October 11, 2026. Of these, 32 describe a crash (5%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 27 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (25%), followed by the engine (23%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
None of the 2012 Ram 1500's 7 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2012 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (472 complaints), the median was 70,750 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System175
- Engine163
- Fuel/Propulsion System92
- Power Train92
- Air Bags80
- Unknown Or Other67
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18 | |
| 2013 | 25 | |
| 2014 | 35 | |
| 2015 | 97 | |
| 2016 | 55 | |
| 2017 | 64 | |
| 2018 | 103 | |
| 2019 | 83 | |
| 2020 | 43 | |
| 2021 | 34 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 38 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 27 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2012 Ram 1500 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 103. 25% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Ram 1500 drew 0.9× the complaints of the median Ram 1500 year in the same window: 16th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★☆☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 3/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 698 complaints about the 2012 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
2012 Ram 1500 crash tests and safety technology
NHTSA rated 2 versions of the 2012 Ram 1500: Regular PU/RC 4WD and Regular PU/RC 2WD.
On the 2012 Ram 1500, the side pole test gave 1 stars.
For the 2012 Ram 1500, NHTSA lists electronic stability control as standard and no forward collision warning or lane departure warning. None of the 11 1500 years NHTSA rated (2011–2021) lists forward collision warning as standard.
NHTSA puts the chance that the 2012 Ram 1500 rolls over in a single-vehicle crash at 19.8% (4 stars); the Regular PU/RC 4WD is higher, 21.9%. All 11 1500 years NHTSA rated from 2004 on share that figure.
Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2012 Ram 1500: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2012 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 11, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted