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Dodge Ram 1500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 18 recall campaigns for the Dodge Ram 1500, across 5 model years from 2005 to 2009. The 2006 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (2).

No Dodge Ram 1500 model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2004, is at 1.2×.

Model years
5

2005–2009, with a recall

Recall campaigns
18
Most recalls
2006

12 recalls

Owner complaints
10,292

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 10,292 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Ram 1500 across 14 model years; the most, 1,173, concern the 2005.

Owners marked a crash on 656 of the Dodge Ram 1500 complaints (6%) and a fire on 158.

Across all Dodge Ram 1500 model years, owners name the power train most often (at least 2,101 complaints), then the air bags (1,934).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Ram 1500 in 2015: 1,892, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Dodge Ram 1500 is steering: linkages: tie rod assembly, in 5 model-year listings.

The newest Dodge Ram 1500 recall, 16V352000, was reported on May 24, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.

Dodge Ram 1500 years to avoid

The best-measured Dodge Ram 1500 years are 2000 (0.5×), 2007 (0.5×) and 2005 (0.6×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Dodge Ram 1500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2014010not ranked
20120698177
1.0×
20110689189
1.2×
20100488176
1.1×
2009267098
0.9×
20088554103
0.6×
2007751794
0.5×
200612792120
0.7×
200571,17392
0.6×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Dodge Ram 1500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Dodge Ram 1500

  • STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY5
  • STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
  • WHEELS:HUB4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
  • VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR4
  • POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2
  • SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL1

Dodge Ram 1500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Dodge Ram 1500 recall campaign (18)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Dodge Ram 1500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V352000May 24, 2016air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2005–2008injury and deathdo not drive4,648,270
15V313000May 26, 2015air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module2005–2008crash, injury and deathdo not drive4,077,169
14V795000December 16, 2014electrical system: ignition: switch2006–2007crash54,164
14V796000December 16, 2014power train: driveline: differential unit2005crash257,065
14V770000December 3, 2014air bags2005crash, injury and death250,896
13V528000November 6, 2013steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2006–2008crash706,664
13V529000November 6, 2013steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2008crash271,733
13V038000February 6, 2013power train: driveline: differential unit2009crash278,674
12V474000October 2, 2012power train: driveline: differential unit2009crash44,300
11V350000July 6, 2011steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2008crash242,780
07V038000February 12, 2007suspension: front: wheel bearing2006crash86,333
06V353000September 14, 2006air bags: frontal2006crash and injury144,750
06V354000September 14, 2006seat belts: front2006crash and injury159,741
06V038000February 9, 2006service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2006crash39,274
05V461000October 6, 2005power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)2006crash136
07E104000visibility: glass, side/rear2005–2008crash and injury—
10E013000steering: gear box: shaft pitman2005–2008crash, injury and death—
10E040000wheels: hub2005–2008crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Dodge Ram 1500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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