NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Ram 1500 Recalls
The 2021 Ram 1500 has 15 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 30, 2026.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Ram 1500. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 15
- Owner complaints
- 683
- Crashes reported
- 27
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Ram 1500, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
15 recalls on the 2021 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 2019–2020 1500
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 25V765000
- Reported
- November 6, 2025
- Vehicles affected
- up to 532
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 4 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 2019–2020 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 2020 1500
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 2019 1500
Power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
- Campaign
- 23V265000
- Reported
- April 13, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 131,700
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ram 1500
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 23V059000
- Reported
- February 9, 2023
- Vehicles affected
- up to 77,079
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ram 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 2019–2020 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 2020 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 2020 1500, 2 other models
Air bags: side/window: curtain
- Campaign
- 21V925000
- Reported
- November 24, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 376
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 21V918000
- Reported
- November 23, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 38,157
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ram 1500
Tires: temporary/emergency spare tire
- Campaign
- 21V698000
- Reported
- September 9, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ram 1500
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 21V438000
- Reported
- June 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 14,096
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ram 1500
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- Campaign
- 21V037000
- Reported
- February 1, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- only the 2021 Ram 1500
2021 Ram 1500 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 683 owner complaints about the 2021 Ram 1500, the newest on October 19, 2026. Of these, 27 describe a crash (4%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 23 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 Ram 1500, the component group named most often is the engine (40%), followed by the electrical system (29%) and the power train (14%).
1 of the 2021 Ram 1500's 15 recalls also concerns the power train.
Where 2021 Ram 1500 owners gave the mileage (109 complaints), the median was 35,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine276
- Electrical System198
- Unknown Or Other103
- Power Train99
- Fuel/Propulsion System69
- Service Brakes54
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 118 | |
| 2022 | 113 | |
| 2023 | 114 | |
| 2024 | 96 | |
| 2025 | 158 | |
| 2026 | 82 |
Complaints about the 2021 Ram 1500 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 158. 65% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 Ram 1500 drew 2.1× the complaints of the median Ram 1500 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 22 ranked years.
That makes 2021 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 683 complaints about the 2021 Ram 1500 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Ram 1500 by model year
Other 2021 Ram models
Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted