NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Ram Promaster Recalls
The 2016 Ram Promaster has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 15, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Ram Promaster. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 33
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2016 Ram Promaster, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2016 Ram Promaster
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 20V582000
- Reported
- October 15, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 20
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2018–2019 Promaster
Power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift
- Campaign
- 20V036000
- Reported
- January 23, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 222,207
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2018–2019 Promaster
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
- Campaign
- 19V818000
- Reported
- November 15, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 99,128
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2018 Promaster
Seats
- Campaign
- 19V333000
- Reported
- April 29, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 544
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2018–2019 Promaster, 1 other model
Seats
- Campaign
- 19V313000
- Reported
- April 18, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,080
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015, 2018 Promaster, 4 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 19V229000
- Reported
- March 22, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 776
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 19V332000
- Reported
- March 1, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 90
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 207, seating systems
- Same campaign
- also 2018 Promaster, 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 2014–2015 Promaster, 18 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V786000
- Reported
- December 8, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 550
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 17V273000
- Reported
- April 25, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 113,896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Promaster
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 16V461000
- Reported
- June 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,298
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 16V253000
- Reported
- April 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,422
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Promaster, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 16V202000
- Reported
- April 11, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23,930
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Promaster
Electronic stability control (esc)
- Campaign
- 16V076000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 57
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- only the 2016 Ram Promaster
Electrical system: software
- Campaign
- 16E039000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 Promaster, 1 other model
2016 Ram Promaster complaints by year
NHTSA has received 33 owner complaints about the 2016 Ram Promaster, the newest on October 10, 2026.
In complaints about the 2016 Ram Promaster, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the power train (24%) and the electrical system (21%).
4 of the 2016 Ram Promaster's 15 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2016 Ram Promaster owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine12
- Power Train8
- Electrical System7
- Unknown Or Other6
- Exterior Lighting4
- Service Brakes3
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 Ram Promaster peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 5. 33% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Ram Promaster drew 0.3× the complaints of the median Ram Promaster year in the same window: 9th highest of the 9 ranked years.
That makes 2016 one of the three best-measured Ram Promaster years.
The 33 complaints about the 2016 Ram Promaster are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram Promaster by model year
Other 2016 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted