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Ram 3500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 64 recall campaigns for the Ram 3500, across 17 model years from 2007 to 2026. The 2013 has the most (18); the fewest among years with a recall is 2008 (1).

Ram 3500 years to avoid by our method: 2011 (2.4× the median year) and 2012 (3.9× the median year).

Model years
17

2007–2026, with a recall

Recall campaigns
64
Most recalls
2013

18 recalls

Owner complaints
4,288

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 4,288 complaints with NHTSA about the Ram 3500 across 27 model years; the most, 807, concern the 2018.

Owners marked a crash on 198 of the Ram 3500 complaints (5%) and a fire on 89.

Across all Ram 3500 model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 853 complaints), then the service brakes (742).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ram 3500 in 2023: 526, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ram 3500 is equipment, in 10 model-year listings.

The newest Ram 3500 recall, 26V225000, was reported on April 9, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel.

Ram 3500 years to avoid

The 2012 Ram 3500 stands out most: 257 complaints between 2011 and 2015, 61% of them naming the steering.

The best-measured Ram 3500 years are 2002 (0.1×), 2000 (0.2×) and 2021 (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 3500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026428—not ranked
2025543—not ranked
2024245—not ranked
2023517—not ranked
202212190170
1.9×
202196240
0.6×
20201111693
1.5×
20191413793
1.2×
20181180776
1.0×
20171331581
1.0×
20161613486
1.1×
20151613774
1.0×
201417202115
1.5×
20131811559
0.7×
2012avoid0366257
3.9×
2011avoid0225149
2.4×
2010015038
0.6×
2009230not ranked
2008140not ranked
2007160not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ram 3500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ram 3500

  • EQUIPMENT10
  • WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS9
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR8
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION8
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL7
  • STEERING:LINKAGES6
  • STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL6
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH6
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE6

Ram 3500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ram 3500 recall campaign (64)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ram 3500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V225000April 9, 2026electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2025–2026crash65,348
26V059000February 2, 2026exterior lighting: brake lights2025–2026crash456,287
25V882000December 18, 2025air bags: air bag/restraint control module2025crash and injury52,565
25V824000December 1, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2019injury1,589
25V826000December 1, 2025electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2025–2026crash72,509
25V765000November 6, 2025air bags: frontal2021–2022crash and injury532
25V592000September 11, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2018injury1,761
25V530000August 18, 2025electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2026crash2,885
25V297000May 8, 2025power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl)2025crash778
25V010000January 16, 2025air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2016–2019injury6,066
24V896000November 27, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2017–2018crash317,630
24V436000June 13, 2024back over prevention: sensing system: camera2022crash1,033,433
24V413000June 6, 2024power train: automatic transmission2023crash214
24V415000June 6, 2024electronic stability control (esc): control module2022crash211,581
24V199000March 14, 2024air bags: frontal: driver clockspring/spiral cassette2023–2024crash and injury38,164
23V799000November 28, 2023steering: steering control module2023–2024crash185,251
23V654000September 28, 2023back over prevention: display function2022–2023crash272,911
23V060000February 9, 2023electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids2021–2023fire and injurypark outside302,067
22V904000December 8, 2022structure: body: tailgate: hinge and attachments2019–2022crash1,224,078
22V835000November 10, 2022power train: automatic transmission2020–2022fire250,079
22V642000August 26, 2022engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)2022crash4,907
22V407000June 9, 2022back over prevention: display function2022crash117,413
22V140000March 10, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2019–2022crash370,437
22V035000January 27, 2022visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2019–2020crash171,789
21V925000November 24, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain2021–2022crash and injury376
21V880000November 12, 2021fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump2019–2020crash222,410
21V798000October 14, 2021electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids2021–2022fire and injurypark outside131,177
21V632000August 12, 2021air bags: side/window: curtain: inflator2015–2016crash and injury212,373
21V439000June 10, 2021engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication2019–2020fire32,002
21V398000May 27, 2021wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs2013–2021crash447,985
21V163000March 11, 2021electrical system2021fire and injury19,214
20V191000September 10, 2020back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019–2020crash319,610
20V511000August 27, 2020engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication2019–2020fire32,318
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: connection2013–2018crash795,575
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 shift2013–2017crash and injury1,482,874
17V562000September 12, 2017engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel2013–2017fire443,874
17V499000August 10, 2017wheels2013–2017crash1,765
17V302000May 9, 2017air bags2014–2016crash and injury1,021,279
16V739000October 13, 2016electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2007–2009, 2013crash and fire74,811
16V559000July 26, 2016steering2015crash59
16V495000July 1, 2016power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)2016crash889
15V592000September 23, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine2016crash41
15V541000August 26, 2015steering2013–2014crash149,080
15V461000July 23, 2015equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.2013–2015crash1,416,903
15V459000July 22, 2015air bags: frontal2013–2014crash and injury1,059,444
15V460000July 22, 2015seat belts2013–2015crash and injury667,441
14V635000October 8, 2014engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel2013–2014fire315,325
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
16E041000equipment2013–2016crash and injury—
18E096000steering: linkages2013–2018crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ram 3500. 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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