NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2018 Ram 1500 has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 11, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 667
- Crashes reported
- 25
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
8 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2018 Ram 1500
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 25V592000
- Reported
- September 11, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,761
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
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 2016–2017, 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 2014–2017, 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 2014–2017, 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 2015–2017, 2019–2020 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 2014–2017 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 2014–2017, 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 2013–2017 1500, 2 other models
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 19V324000
- Reported
- April 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 1500
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 18V556000
- Reported
- August 23, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,171
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 1500
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
- Campaign
- 18V524000
- Reported
- August 9, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,779
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 14 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 18V398000
- Reported
- June 14, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,837
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 3 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 2014–2017, 2019 1500, 14 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 18V280000
- Reported
- May 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 6 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 2017 1500, 4 other models
2018 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 667 owner complaints about the 2018 Ram 1500, the newest on October 21, 2026. Of these, 25 describe a crash (4%) and 8 a fire; owners reported 25 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (24%), followed by the engine (16%) and the steering (13%).
2 of the 2018 Ram 1500's 15 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2018 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (213 complaints), the median was 33,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System159
- Engine110
- Unknown Or Other92
- Steering90
- Fuel/Propulsion System81
- Power Train60
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 25 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 48 | |
| 2020 | 70 | |
| 2021 | 76 | |
| 2022 | 65 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 108 | |
| 2025 | 89 | |
| 2026 | 69 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ram 1500 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 117. 33% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Ram 1500 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Ram 1500 year in the same window: 12th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 667 complaints about the 2018 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2018 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted