NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2013 Ram 1500 has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 9, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 1,281
- Crashes reported
- 72
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
10 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2013 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2013 Ram 1500
Latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch
- Campaign
- 19V347000
- Reported
- May 9, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,103,209
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 1500, 2 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, 2011–2012, 2014–2017 1500, 4 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 17V302000
- Reported
- May 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,021,279
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 1500, 2 other models
Equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.
- Campaign
- 15V461000
- Reported
- July 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,416,903
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 1500, 12 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 2012, 2014 1500, 4 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 15V460000
- Reported
- July 22, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 667,441
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 1500, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 13V610000
- Reported
- December 6, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,194
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 13V287000
- Reported
- July 2, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Ram 1500
Exterior lighting: turn signal
- Campaign
- 13V237000
- Reported
- June 4, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 17,411
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 13V177000
- Reported
- May 7, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 498
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Ram 1500
Parking brake
- Campaign
- 13V128000
- Reported
- April 3, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,574
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
- Same campaign
- only the 2013 Ram 1500
Equipment
- Campaign
- 16E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012, 2014–2016 1500, 2 other models
2013 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,281 owner complaints about the 2013 Ram 1500, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 72 describe a crash (6%) and 10 a fire; owners reported 37 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the steering (50%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the engine (10%).
None of the 2013 Ram 1500's 12 recalls concerns the steering.
Where 2013 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (610 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering642
- Electrical System227
- Engine123
- Air Bags94
- Power Train86
- Service Brakes69
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 36 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 58 | |
| 2015 | 81 | |
| 2016 | 68 | |
| 2017 | 51 | |
| 2018 | 70 | |
| 2019 | 107 | |
| 2020 | 71 | |
| 2021 | 42 | |
| 2022 | 55 | |
| 2023 | 176 | |
| 2024 | 224 | |
| 2025 | 146 | |
| 2026 | 96 |
Complaints about the 2013 Ram 1500 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 224. 19% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Ram 1500 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ram 1500 year in the same window: 11th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 1,281 complaints about the 2013 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2013 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted