NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Ram 5500 Recalls
The 2020 Ram 5500 has 10 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 11, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Ram 5500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 10
- Owner complaints
- 8
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2020 Ram 5500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
10 recalls on the 2020 Ram 5500
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 22V759000
- Reported
- October 11, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,961
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 106, brake hoses
- Same campaign
- also 2019 5500, 1 other model
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 5500, 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 5500, 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 5500, 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 5500, 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 21V023000
- Reported
- January 26, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 4
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 105, hydraulic and electric brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2019 5500, 1 other model
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 21V016000
- Reported
- January 20, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 1 other model
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 21V008000
- Reported
- January 13, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 23
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 105, hydraulic and electric brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2019 5500, 1 other model
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 5500, 2 other models
Suspension: rear
- Campaign
- 20E031000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2019 5500, 1 other model
2020 Ram 5500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2020 Ram 5500, the newest on November 11, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (13%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2020 Ram 5500, the component group named most often is the seat belts (25%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (25%) and the air bags (13%).
3 of the 2020 Ram 5500's 10 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Component groups named in complaints
- Seat Belts2
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic2
- Air Bags1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
- Power Train1
- Service Brakes1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2020 Ram 5500 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 3. 50% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
The 8 complaints about the 2020 Ram 5500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 5500 by model year
Other 2020 Ram models
Newest record on this page: November 11, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted