NHTSA Safety Recalls
Dodge Ram 5500 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 3 recall campaigns for the Dodge Ram 5500, across 2 model years from 2008 to 2009. The 2009 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (3).
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 3
- Most recalls
- 2009
- Owner complaints
- 89
2008–2009, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 89 complaints with NHTSA about the Dodge Ram 5500 across 4 model years; the most, 40, concern the 2012.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Dodge Ram 5500 complaints (2%) and a fire on 9.
Across all Dodge Ram 5500 model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 53 complaints), then the electrical system (12).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Dodge Ram 5500 in 2014: 24, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Dodge Ram 5500 is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 2 model-year listings.
The newest Dodge Ram 5500 recall, 16V352000, was reported on May 24, 2016 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Dodge Ram 5500 years to avoid
Too few Dodge Ram 5500 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Dodge Ram 5500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Dodge Ram 5500
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2
- STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY2
Dodge Ram 5500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Dodge Ram 5500 recall campaign (3)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16V352000May 24, 2016 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2008–2009 | injury and deathdo not drive | 4,648,270 |
| 15V313000May 26, 2015 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2008–2009 | crash, injury and deathdo not drive | 4,077,169 |
| 13V527000November 6, 2013 | steering: linkages: tie rod assembly | 2008–2009 | crash | 36,151 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Dodge Ram 5500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted