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Ram 2500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 50 recall campaigns for the Ram 2500, across 12 model years from 2009 to 2021. The 2014 has the most (16); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).

Ram 2500 years to avoid by our method: 2011 (2.1× the median year).

Model years
12

2009–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
50
Most recalls
2014

16 recalls

Owner complaints
9,818

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 9,818 complaints with NHTSA about the Ram 2500 across 27 model years; the most, 2,607, concern the 2018.

Owners marked a crash on 386 of the Ram 2500 complaints (4%) and a fire on 138.

Across all Ram 2500 model years, owners name the service brakes most often (at least 2,367 complaints), then the steering (1,917).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ram 2500 in 2023: 1,343, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ram 2500 is equipment, in 11 model-year listings.

The newest Ram 2500 recall, 25V824000, was reported on December 1, 2025 and concerns the air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator.

Ram 2500 years to avoid

The 2011 Ram 2500 stands out most: 198 complaints between 2010 and 2014, 70% of them naming the steering.

The 2011 also carries 4 recalls, against a median of 2 for the ranked Ram 2500 years.

The best-measured Ram 2500 years are 2002 (0.3×), 2000 (0.5×) and 2010 (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 Ram 2500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026029—not ranked
2025066—not ranked
2024059—not ranked
2023049—not ranked
20220181156
1.2×
2021810879
0.8×
202010162130
1.4×
201912193118
1.0×
2018102,607129
1.1×
201712698101
0.8×
201614259143
1.2×
201515215105
0.9×
201416344185
1.6×
20131617882
0.7×
20125283168
1.7×
2011avoid4298198
2.1×
2010023654
0.6×
2009150not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ram 2500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ram 2500

  • EQUIPMENT11
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR9
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL9
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT7
  • STEERING:LINKAGES6
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION6
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING5
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE5
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION5

Ram 2500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ram 2500 recall campaign (50)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ram 2500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
25V824000December 1, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2019injury1,589
25V765000November 6, 2025air bags: frontal2021crash and injury532
25V592000September 11, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2018injury1,761
25V010000January 16, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2016–2020injury6,066
24V896000November 27, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2017–2018crash317,630
23V060000February 9, 2023electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids2021fire and injurypark outside302,067
22V904000December 8, 2022structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments2019–2021crash1,224,078
22V835000November 10, 2022power train: automatic transmission2020–2021fire250,079
22V140000March 10, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2019–2021crash370,437
22V035000January 27, 2022visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2019–2020crash171,789
21V925000November 24, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain2021crash and injury376
21V880000November 12, 2021fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump2019–2020crash222,410
21V798000October 14, 2021electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids2021fire and injurypark outside131,177
21V632000August 12, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2015–2016crash and injury212,373
21V163000March 11, 2021electrical system2021fire and injury19,214
20V622000October 8, 2020visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior2020crash19,075
20V580000September 24, 2020seat belts2019crash and injury2,114
20V191000September 10, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019–2020crash319,610
20V207000April 9, 2020structure2019–2020injury37,580
20V043000January 24, 2020power train: automatic transmission2019–2020fire87,431
19V635000August 29, 2019service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper2019crash5,495
19V498000June 27, 2019fuel system, diesel2019fire499
19V347000May 9, 2019latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch2013–2018crash1,103,209
19V021000January 25, 2019steering: linkages: drag: link: connection2014–2018crash795,575
18V486000July 27, 2018structure: body: tailgate2015–2017crash1,149,223
18V398000June 14, 2018back over prevention: sensing system: camera2018crash1,837
18V332000May 17, 2018electrical system: wiring2014–2018crash4,815,661
18V100000February 8, 2018power train: automatic transmission2017–2018crash and injury180,462
18V021000January 9, 2018air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009injury and deathdo not drive328,177
17V824000December 21, 2017equipment2013–2018fire and injury61,791
17V821000December 20, 2017power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift2011–2017crash and injury1,482,874
17V562000September 12, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel2013–2017fire443,874
17V499000August 10, 2017wheels2013–2017crash1,765
17V302000May 9, 2017air bags2013–2016crash and injury1,021,279
16V739000October 13, 2016electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2013crash and fire74,811
16V559000July 26, 2016steering2015crash59
15V592000September 23, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine2016crash41
15V541000August 26, 2015steering2014crash149,080
15V461000July 23, 2015equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.2013–2015crash1,416,903
15V459000July 22, 2015air bags: frontal2012–2014crash and injury1,059,444
15V460000July 22, 2015seat belts2013–2015crash and injury667,441
14V635000October 8, 2014engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel2011–2014fire315,325
13V529000November 6, 2013steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2011–2012crash271,733
13V486000October 17, 2013electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2014crash8,370
13V237000June 4, 2013exterior lighting: turn signal2013crash17,411
13V240000June 4, 2013exterior lighting: headlights2013crash1,069
13V122000April 3, 2013engine and engine cooling2013fire6,143
11V350000July 6, 2011steering: linkages: tie rod assembly2011crash242,780
16E041000equipment2012–2016crash and injury—
18E096000steering: linkages2013–2018crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ram 2500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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