NHTSA Safety Recalls
2014 Ram 3500 Recalls
The 2014 Ram 3500 has 17 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2014 Ram 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 17
- Owner complaints
- 202
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2014 Ram 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
17 recalls on the 2014 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 2013, 2015–2021 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 2013, 2015–2018 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 2013, 2015–2018 3500, 1 other model
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V332000
- Reported
- May 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,815,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2018 3500, 14 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2018 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 2013, 2015–2017 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 2013, 2015–2017 3500, 3 other models
Wheels
- Campaign
- 17V499000
- Reported
- August 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,765
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2017 3500, 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 17V302000
- Reported
- May 9, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,021,279
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016 3500, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 15V541000
- Reported
- August 26, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 149,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013 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 2013, 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 2013 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 2013, 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 2013 3500, 3 other models
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 13V486000
- Reported
- October 17, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,370
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 16E041000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2016 3500, 2 other models
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 18E096000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013, 2015–2018 3500, 1 other model
2014 Ram 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 202 owner complaints about the 2014 Ram 3500, the newest on July 7, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (4%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.
In complaints about the 2014 Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the steering (20%), followed by the power train (19%) and the suspension (17%).
3 of the 2014 Ram 3500's 17 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2014 Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (146 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering41
- Power Train39
- Suspension34
- Engine29
- Electrical System25
- Wheels20
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 15 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37 | |
| 2016 | 40 | |
| 2017 | 23 | |
| 2018 | 24 | |
| 2019 | 20 | |
| 2020 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 6 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2014 Ram 3500 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 40. 57% arrived between 2013 and 2017, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2014 vehicles, the 2014 Ram 3500 drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Ram 3500 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 20 ranked years.
The 202 complaints about the 2014 Ram 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 3500 by model year
Other 2014 Ram models
Newest record on this page: July 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted