NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2020 Ram 1500 has 14 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 30, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 14
- Owner complaints
- 640
- Crashes reported
- 24
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
14 recalls on the 2020 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 2019, 2021 1500
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 2019, 2021 1500
Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices
- Campaign
- 24V754000
- Reported
- October 10, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,676
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021 1500
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 2019, 2021 1500, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 22V767000
- Reported
- October 13, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 60,413
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2021 1500, 2 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 22V638000
- Reported
- August 25, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 7,895
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 2021 1500, 2 other models
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 2015–2019 1500, 2 other models
Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior
- Campaign
- 20V622000
- Reported
- October 8, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 19,075
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V580000
- Reported
- September 24, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019 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 2019 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 2019 1500
Air bags
- Campaign
- 20V374000
- Reported
- June 25, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 114
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 20V208000
- Reported
- April 9, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 425,599
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 1500, 1 other model
Air bags
- Campaign
- 19V407000
- Reported
- May 31, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 295,981
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019 1500
2020 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 640 owner complaints about the 2020 Ram 1500, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 24 describe a crash (4%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 15 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2020 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the electrical system (26%), followed by the engine (24%) and the steering (10%).
None of the 2020 Ram 1500's 14 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Where 2020 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (186 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System164
- Engine155
- Unknown Or Other112
- Steering65
- Power Train63
- Visibility/Wiper53
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 49 | |
| 2021 | 54 | |
| 2022 | 63 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 115 | |
| 2025 | 145 | |
| 2026 | 96 |
Complaints about the 2020 Ram 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 145. 44% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Ram 1500 drew 1.6× the complaints of the median Ram 1500 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 22 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 640 complaints about the 2020 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2020 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted