NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Ram 5500 Recalls
The 2013 Ram 5500 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 5500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 9
- Owner complaints
- 4
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 Ram 5500, 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 5500
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 5500, 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 5500, 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 5500, 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 5500, 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 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 5500, 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 5500, 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 5500, 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 5500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 4 owner complaints about the 2013 Ram 5500, the newest on January 12, 2016.
In complaints about the 2013 Ram 5500, the component group named most often is the power train (50%), followed by the engine (25%) and the engine and engine cooling (25%).
1 of the 2013 Ram 5500's 9 recalls also concerns the power train.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train2
- Engine1
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Suspension1
- Wheels1
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Ram 5500 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 2. 100% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 4 complaints about the 2013 Ram 5500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 5500 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