NHTSA Safety Recalls
Dodge Ram 2500 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 23 recall campaigns for the Dodge Ram 2500, across 9 model years from 2000 to 2009. The 2007 has the most (11); the fewest among years with a recall is 2002 (2).
Dodge Ram 2500 years to avoid by our method: 2011 (2.3× the median year).
- Model years
- 9
- Recall campaigns
- 23
- Most recalls
- 2007
- Owner complaints
- 4,879
2000–2009, with a recall
11 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 4,879 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Ram 2500 across 13 model years; the most, 670, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 253 of the Dodge Ram 2500 complaints (5%) and a fire on 81.
Across all Dodge Ram 2500 model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 1,810 complaints), then the suspension (734).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Ram 2500 in 2014: 911, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Dodge Ram 2500 is steering: linkages: tie rod assembly, in 17 model-year listings.
The newest Dodge Ram 2500 recall, 16V352000, was reported on May 24, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Dodge Ram 2500 years to avoid
The 2011 Dodge Ram 2500 stands out most: 198 complaints between 2010 and 2014, 70% of them naming the steering.
The best-measured Dodge Ram 2500 years are 2002 (0.4×), 2009 (0.5×) and 2000 (0.5×).
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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0 | 283 | 168 | 1.8× |
| 2011avoid | 0 | 298 | 198 | 2.3× |
| 2010 | 0 | 236 | 54 | 0.6× |
| 2009 | 5 | 214 | 27 | 0.5× |
| 2008 | 9 | 317 | 98 | 1.1× |
| 2007 | 11 | 361 | 88 | 0.8× |
| 2006 | 9 | 670 | 86 | 1.0× |
| 2005 | 9 | 422 | 77 | 0.9× |
| 2004 | 9 | 582 | 164 | 1.7× |
| 2003 | 9 | 661 | 120 | 1.2× |
| 2002 | 2 | 155 | 46 | 0.4× |
| 2001 | 0 | 469 | 133 | 1.1× |
| 2000 | 2 | 211 | 72 | 0.5× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Dodge Ram 2500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Dodge Ram 2500
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY17
- VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR7
- STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN6
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE6
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE5
- SUSPENSION5
- AIR BAGS3
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT3
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL2
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2
Dodge Ram 2500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Dodge Ram 2500 recall campaign (23)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V352000May 24, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2005–2009 | injury and deathdo not drive | 4,648,270 |
| 15V312000May 26, 2015 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2003 | crash, injury and deathdo not drive | 385,686 |
| 15V313000May 26, 2015 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2005–2009 | crash, injury and deathdo not drive | 4,077,169 |
| 14V795000December 16, 2014 | electrical system: ignition: switch | 2006–2007 | crash | 54,164 |
| 14V770000December 3, 2014 | air bags | 2004–2005 | crash, injury and death | 250,896 |
| 13V528000November 6, 2013 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2003–2008 | crash | 706,664 |
| 13V529000November 6, 2013 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2008–2009 | crash | 271,733 |
| 11V350000July 6, 2011 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2003–2009 | crash | 242,780 |
| 09V005000January 9, 2009 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2008–2009 | crash | 32,782 |
| 08V641000December 5, 2008 | engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel | 2007–2008 | fire | 108,429 |
| 07V247000June 13, 2007 | fuel system, gasoline: storage | 2007 | fire | 5,062 |
| 07V093000March 12, 2007 | equipment: other: labels | 2007 | crash | 3,282 |
| 06V038000February 9, 2006 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2006 | crash | 39,274 |
| 05V462000October 6, 2005 | power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 2003–2005 | — | 250,433 |
| 04V221000May 6, 2004 | equipment: other: labels | 2004 | crash | 6,183 |
| 03V503000December 4, 2003 | power train: automatic transmission | 2004 | fire | 514 |
| 03V212000June 5, 2003 | wheels: hubcap/cover | 2003 | crash | 1,086 |
| 03V033000February 5, 2003 | vehicle speed control | 2003 | crash | 19,500 |
| 01V153000May 8, 2001 | air bags | 2000 | — | 216,100 |
| 06E024000 | engine and engine cooling | 2000, 2002 | crash | — |
| 07E009000 | suspension | 2003–2007 | crash | — |
| 07E104000 | visibility: glass, side/rear | 2002–2008 | crash and injury | — |
| 10E013000 | steering: gear box: shaft pitman | 2003–2008 | crash, injury and death | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Dodge Ram 2500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted