NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Ram 5500 Recalls
The 2018 Ram 5500 has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 27, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Ram 5500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 39
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2018 Ram 5500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2018 Ram 5500
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 24V896000
- Reported
- November 27, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 317,630
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017 5500, 3 other models
Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs
- Campaign
- 21V398000
- Reported
- May 27, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 447,985
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2017, 2019–2021 5500, 2 other models
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- Campaign
- 19V359000
- Reported
- May 13, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ram 5500
Exterior lighting: brake lights
- Campaign
- 19V255000
- Reported
- March 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
- Same campaign
- only the 2018 Ram 5500
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 5500, 14 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V277000
- Reported
- May 1, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,457
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
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 5500, 4 other models
Equipment
- Campaign
- 17V824000
- Reported
- December 21, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 61,791
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2017 5500, 18 other models
2018 Ram 5500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 39 owner complaints about the 2018 Ram 5500, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%).
In complaints about the 2018 Ram 5500, the component group named most often is the service brakes, hydraulic (36%), followed by the service brakes (31%) and the wheels (13%).
2 of the 2018 Ram 5500's 8 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2018 Ram 5500 owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic14
- Service Brakes12
- Wheels5
- Power Train4
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Electrical System2
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 8 | |
| 2026 | 9 |
Complaints about the 2018 Ram 5500 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 9. 23% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
The 39 complaints about the 2018 Ram 5500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 5500 by model year
Other 2018 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted