NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Ram 3500 Recalls
The 2020 Ram 3500 has 11 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 8, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Ram 3500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 11
- Owner complaints
- 116
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2020 Ram 3500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
11 recalls on the 2020 Ram 3500
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, 2021–2022 3500, 2 other models
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 22V835000
- Reported
- November 10, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 250,079
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2021–2022 3500, 1 other model
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 2019, 2021–2022 3500, 2 other models
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages
- Campaign
- 22V035000
- Reported
- January 27, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 171,789
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 3500, 3 other models
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 2019 3500, 3 other models
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 2019 3500, 2 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 2013–2019, 2021 3500, 2 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 3500, 10 other models
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 2019 3500, 2 other models
Structure
- Campaign
- 20V207000
- Reported
- April 9, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 37,580
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2019 3500, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 20V043000
- Reported
- January 24, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 87,431
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2019 3500, 1 other model
2020 Ram 3500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 116 owner complaints about the 2020 Ram 3500, the newest on September 10, 2026. Of these, 6 describe a crash (5%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Ram 3500, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (28%), followed by the engine (23%) and the fuel system, diesel (20%).
1 of the 2020 Ram 3500's 11 recalls also concerns the fuel system, diesel.
Where 2020 Ram 3500 owners gave the mileage (44 complaints), the median was 25,700 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System33
- Engine27
- Fuel System, Diesel23
- Power Train12
- Electrical System9
- Service Brakes7
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 37 | |
| 2022 | 27 | |
| 2023 | 21 | |
| 2024 | 9 | |
| 2025 | 6 | |
| 2026 | 8 |
Complaints about the 2020 Ram 3500 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 37. 80% 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 3500 drew 1.5× the complaints of the median Ram 3500 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 20 ranked years.
The 116 complaints about the 2020 Ram 3500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 3500 by model year
Other 2020 Ram models
Newest record on this page: September 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted