NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Ram 4500 Recalls
The 2013 Ram 4500 has 9 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Ram 4500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 3
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 Ram 4500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
9 recalls on the 2013 Ram 4500
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 21V398000
- Reported
- May 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 447,985
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2020 4500, 2 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 4500, 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 4500, 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 4500, 3 other models
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 2009 4500, 4 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 4500, 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 4500, 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 2014 4500, 3 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 13V288000
- Reported
- July 2, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 747
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
2013 Ram 4500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 3 owner complaints about the 2013 Ram 4500, the newest on September 20, 2019.
In complaints about the 2013 Ram 4500, the component group named most often is the engine (67%), followed by the service brakes (33%) and the suspension (33%).
None of the 2013 Ram 4500's 9 recalls concerns the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine2
- Service Brakes1
- Suspension1
- Visibility/Wiper1
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Ram 4500 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 2. 33% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 3 complaints about the 2013 Ram 4500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 4500 by model year
Other 2013 Ram models
Newest record on this page: May 27, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted