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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2019 Ram 3500 Recalls

The 2019 Ram 3500 has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 1, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Ram 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
14

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
137

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
12

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2019 Ram 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

14 recalls on the 2019 Ram 3500

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

25V824000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 3500, 2 other models

25V010000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2020–2022 3500, 2 other models

22V904000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module

Campaign
22V140000
Reported
March 10, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 370,437
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 126, electronic stability control
Same campaign
also 2020–2022 3500, 2 other models

22V140000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages

Campaign
22V035000
Reported
January 27, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 171,789
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020 3500, 3 other models

22V035000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump

Campaign
21V880000
Reported
November 12, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 222,410
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020 3500, 3 other models

21V880000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication

Campaign
21V439000
Reported
June 10, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 32,002
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2020 3500, 2 other models

21V439000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

Campaign
21V398000
Reported
May 27, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 447,985
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013–2018, 2020–2021 3500, 2 other models

21V398000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 3500, 10 other models

20V191000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication

Campaign
20V511000
Reported
August 27, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 32,318
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2020 3500, 2 other models

20V511000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure

Campaign
20V207000
Reported
April 9, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 37,580
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2020 3500, 1 other model

20V207000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
20V043000
Reported
January 24, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 87,431
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2020 3500, 1 other model

20V043000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

Campaign
19V635000
Reported
August 29, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 5,495
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

19V635000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, diesel

Campaign
19V498000
Reported
June 27, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 499
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 3 other models

19V498000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2019 Ram 3500 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 137 owner complaints about the 2019 Ram 3500, the newest on October 7, 2026. Of these, 12 describe a crash (9%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 9 injuries.

In complaints about the 2019 Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the fuel system, diesel (20%), followed by the engine (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (16%).

2 of the 2019 Ram 3500's 14 recalls also concern the fuel system, diesel.

Where 2019 Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (53 complaints), the median was 35,582 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Fuel System, Diesel27
  • Engine22
  • Fuel/Propulsion System22
  • Electrical System21
  • Power Train18
  • Tires10

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2019 Ram 3500 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20194
202017
202130
202242
202314
202412
20257
202611

Complaints about the 2019 Ram 3500 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 42. 68% 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 3500 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Ram 3500 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 20 ranked years.

Ram 3500 years to avoid →

The 137 complaints about the 2019 Ram 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Ram 3500 by model year

Other 2019 Ram models

Newest record on this page: October 7, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted