NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Ram 2500 Recalls
The 2012 Ram 2500 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 20, 2017.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Ram 2500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 283
- Crashes reported
- 8
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
12 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Ram 2500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 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 2011, 2013–2017 2500, 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 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 2011, 2013–2014 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 2011 2500, 3 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 16E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2016 2500, 2 other models
2012 Ram 2500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 283 owner complaints about the 2012 Ram 2500, the newest on July 29, 2026. Of these, 8 describe a crash (3%) and 12 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2012 Ram 2500, the component group named most often is the steering (39%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the engine (16%).
1 of the 2012 Ram 2500's 5 recalls also concerns the steering.
Where 2012 Ram 2500 owners gave the mileage (179 complaints), the median was 52,995 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering109
- Electrical System51
- Engine44
- Power Train35
- Fuel/Propulsion System24
- Suspension22
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 83 | |
| 2015 | 70 | |
| 2016 | 17 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 33 | |
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2012 Ram 2500 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 83. 59% 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 2500 drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Ram 2500 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★☆☆
- Frontal: 2/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 283 complaints about the 2012 Ram 2500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 2500 by model year
Other 2012 Ram models
Newest record on this page: July 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted