NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Ram 5500 Recalls
The 2016 Ram 5500 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 27, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Ram 5500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2016 Ram 5500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2016 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 2013–2015, 2017–2021 5500, 2 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V332000
- Reported
- May 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,815,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2017–2018 5500, 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, 2017–2018 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 2013–2015, 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 2013–2015, 2017 5500, 3 other models
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 16V495000
- Reported
- July 1, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 889
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 15V592000
- Reported
- September 23, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 41
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2016 Ram 5500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2016 Ram 5500, the newest on June 15, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 Ram 5500, the component group named most often is the power train (35%), followed by the wheels (35%) and the steering (18%).
2 of the 2016 Ram 5500's 7 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2016 Ram 5500 owners gave the mileage (15 complaints), the median was 82,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train6
- Wheels6
- Steering3
- Suspension3
- Electrical System2
- Engine1
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Ram 5500 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 4. 47% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
The 17 complaints about the 2016 Ram 5500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 5500 by model year
Other 2016 Ram models
Newest record on this page: June 15, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted