NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2017 Ram 1500 has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 16, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 13
- Owner complaints
- 884
- Crashes reported
- 80
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
16 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
13 recalls on the 2017 Ram 1500
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 25V010000
- Reported
- January 16, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,066
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2016, 2018–2019 1500, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 23V411000
- Reported
- June 8, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 80,629
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016, 2018–2019 1500, 1 other model
Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 22V406000
- Reported
- June 9, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 138,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016, 2018–2019 1500, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 21V632000
- Reported
- August 12, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 212,373
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016, 2018–2020 1500, 2 other models
Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel
- Campaign
- 20V475000
- Reported
- August 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 58,016
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016, 2018 1500, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
- Campaign
- 19V757000
- Reported
- October 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 107,980
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2016, 2018–2019 1500
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 2013–2016, 2018 1500, 2 other models
Structure: body: tailgate
- Campaign
- 18V486000
- Reported
- July 27, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,149,223
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016 1500, 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 2014–2016, 2018–2019 1500, 14 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 18V100000
- Reported
- February 8, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 180,462
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2018 1500, 4 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 2009, 2011–2016 1500, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 17V434000
- Reported
- July 7, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and fire
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 301, fuel system integrity
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Ram 1500
Power train: driveline: differential unit
- Campaign
- 17V198000
- Reported
- March 23, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2016 1500
2017 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 884 owner complaints about the 2017 Ram 1500, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 80 describe a crash (9%) and 16 a fire; owners reported 77 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2017 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the steering (26%), followed by the engine (18%) and the electrical system (12%).
1 of the 2017 Ram 1500's 13 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2017 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (364 complaints), the median was 37,600 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering230
- Engine156
- Electrical System110
- Power Train98
- Service Brakes91
- Fuel/Propulsion System89
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 34 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 71 | |
| 2019 | 94 | |
| 2020 | 77 | |
| 2021 | 59 | |
| 2022 | 75 | |
| 2023 | 118 | |
| 2024 | 124 | |
| 2025 | 123 | |
| 2026 | 109 |
Complaints about the 2017 Ram 1500 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 124. 31% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2017 vehicles, the 2017 Ram 1500 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Ram 1500 year in the same window: 8th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 884 complaints about the 2017 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2017 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted