NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Ram 3500 Recalls
The 2013 Ram 3500 has 18 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Ram 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 18
- Owner complaints
- 115
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2013 Ram 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
18 recalls on the 2013 Ram 3500
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 21V398000
- Reported
- May 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 447,985
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2021 3500, 2 other models
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 3500, 2 other models
Steering: linkages: drag: link: connection
- Campaign
- 19V021000
- Reported
- January 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 795,575
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 3500, 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 3500, 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 2014–2017 3500, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- Campaign
- 17V562000
- Reported
- September 12, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 443,874
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 3500, 3 other models
Wheels
- Campaign
- 17V499000
- Reported
- August 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,765
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2017 3500, 1 other model
Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator
- Campaign
- 16V739000
- Reported
- October 13, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,811
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2009 3500, 4 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 15V541000
- Reported
- August 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 149,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014 3500, 1 other model
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 3500, 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 2014 3500, 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 3500, 2 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 2014 3500, 3 other models
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
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 13V240000
- Reported
- June 4, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,069
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 13V122000
- Reported
- April 3, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,143
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Equipment
- Campaign
- 16E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016 3500, 2 other models
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 18E096000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 3500, 1 other model
2013 Ram 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 115 owner complaints about the 2013 Ram 3500, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (3%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2013 Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the steering (33%), followed by the engine (23%) and the suspension (16%).
3 of the 2013 Ram 3500's 18 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2013 Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (96 complaints), the median was 37,650 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering38
- Engine27
- Suspension18
- Electrical System17
- Fuel/Propulsion System15
- Vehicle Speed Control15
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 26 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24 | |
| 2016 | 9 | |
| 2017 | 15 | |
| 2018 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 10 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Ram 3500 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 26. 51% 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 3500 drew 0.7× the complaints of the median Ram 3500 year in the same window: 15th highest of the 20 ranked years.
The 115 complaints about the 2013 Ram 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 3500 by model year
Other 2013 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted