NHTSA Safety Recalls
2019 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2019 Ram 1500 has 30 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 30, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 30
- Owner complaints
- 1,494
- Crashes reported
- 76
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
11 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2019 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
30 recalls on the 2019 Ram 1500
Seat belts: rear/other: anchorage
- Campaign
- 26V495000
- Reported
- July 30, 2026
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,271,294
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 210, seat belt anchorages
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 1500
Air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator
- Campaign
- 25V824000
- Reported
- December 1, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,589
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Air bags
- Campaign
- 25V298000
- Reported
- May 8, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 71
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 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 1500, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module
- Campaign
- 24V653000
- Reported
- September 5, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,025,432
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
- Same campaign
- also 2021 1500
Engine and engine cooling
- Campaign
- 23V411000
- Reported
- June 8, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 80,629
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 1500, 1 other model
Structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments
- Campaign
- 22V904000
- Reported
- December 8, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,224,078
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020–2021 1500, 2 other models
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 2014–2018 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 2015–2018, 2020 1500, 2 other models
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V580000
- Reported
- September 24, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 1500, 3 other models
Back over prevention: sensing system: camera
- Campaign
- 20V191000
- Reported
- September 10, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 319,610
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2020 1500, 10 other models
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- Campaign
- 20V513000
- Reported
- August 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 160,229
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 1500
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 20V208000
- Reported
- April 9, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,599
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 1500, 1 other model
Power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)
- Campaign
- 20V080000
- Reported
- February 13, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 19V887000
- Reported
- December 12, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V812000
- Reported
- November 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 193
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
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 2014–2018 1500
Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
- Campaign
- 19V556000
- Reported
- July 26, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 237
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 101, controls and displays
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 19V448000
- Reported
- June 13, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 27
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Air bags
- Campaign
- 19V407000
- Reported
- May 31, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 295,981
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2020 1500
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- Campaign
- 19V324000
- Reported
- April 25, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,160
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 1500
Steering
- Campaign
- 19V201000
- Reported
- March 14, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 52
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery
- Campaign
- 19V142000
- Reported
- February 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
- Campaign
- 19V067000
- Reported
- February 5, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 193,813
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Steering: electric power assist system
- Campaign
- 19V020000
- Reported
- January 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 159,740
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system
- Campaign
- 19V051000
- Reported
- January 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 15
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 103, windshield defrosting and defogging
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Seats
- Campaign
- 18V822000
- Reported
- November 20, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
Power train: axle assembly
- Campaign
- 18V556000
- Reported
- August 23, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,171
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2018 1500
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V332000
- Reported
- May 17, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4,815,661
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2018 1500, 14 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 19E059000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- only the 2019 Ram 1500
2019 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 1,494 owner complaints about the 2019 Ram 1500, the newest on October 22, 2026. Of these, 76 describe a crash (5%) and 11 a fire; owners reported 63 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2019 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the steering (23%) and the engine (16%).
3 of the 2019 Ram 1500's 30 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2019 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (553 complaints), the median was 18,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System382
- Steering340
- Unknown Or Other236
- Engine233
- Power Train207
- Service Brakes114
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 180 | |
| 2020 | 128 | |
| 2021 | 132 | |
| 2022 | 156 | |
| 2023 | 240 | |
| 2024 | 229 | |
| 2025 | 251 | |
| 2026 | 148 |
Complaints about the 2019 Ram 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 251. 42% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Ram 1500 drew 2.8× the complaints of the median Ram 1500 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2019 one of the Ram 1500 years to avoid by our method.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 1,494 complaints about the 2019 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2019 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted