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Ram 5500 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 39 recall campaigns for the Ram 5500, across 11 model years from 2013 to 2025. The 2020 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (4).

Model years
11

2013–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
39
Most recalls
2020

10 recalls

Owner complaints
246

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 246 complaints with NHTSA about the Ram 5500 across 15 model years; the most, 40, concern the 2012.

Owners marked a crash on 11 of the Ram 5500 complaints (4%) and a fire on 20.

Across all Ram 5500 model years, owners name the steering most often (at least 62 complaints), then the power train (57).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ram 5500 in 2023: 38, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Ram 5500 is wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest Ram 5500 recall, 26V225000, was reported on April 9, 2026 and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel.

Ram 5500 years to avoid

Too few Ram 5500 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Ram 5500, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
202542—not ranked
202242626not ranked
2021542not ranked
20201084not ranked
201910124not ranked
20188399not ranked
20177219not ranked
20167178not ranked
20158135not ranked
201410115not ranked
2013944not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ram 5500 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Ram 5500

  • WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS9
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL7
  • EQUIPMENT6
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING5
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT5
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS5
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS4
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL4
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS3

Ram 5500 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Ram 5500 recall campaign (39)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Ram 5500, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V225000April 9, 2026electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2025crash65,348
26V059000February 2, 2026exterior lighting: brake lights2025crash456,287
25V882000December 18, 2025air bags: air bag/restraint control module2025crash and injury52,565
25V826000December 1, 2025electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2025crash72,509
25V765000November 6, 2025air bags: frontal2021–2022crash and injury532
24V896000November 27, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module2017–2018crash317,630
23V060000February 9, 2023electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids2021–2022fire and injurypark outside302,067
22V759000October 11, 2022service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2019–2020crash26,961
22V642000August 26, 2022engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm)2022crash4,907
22V035000January 27, 2022visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages2019–2020crash171,789
21V880000November 12, 2021fuel system, diesel: delivery: fuel pump2019–2020crash222,410
21V798000October 14, 2021electrical system: wiring: relays/solenoids2021–2022fire and injurypark outside131,177
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
21V023000January 26, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2019–2020crash4
21V016000January 20, 2021suspension: rear2020crash6
21V008000January 13, 2021service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2019–2020crash23
20V511000August 27, 2020engine and engine cooling: engine: oil/lubrication2019–2020fire32,318
19V498000June 27, 2019fuel system, diesel2019fire499
19V359000May 13, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2018crash1
19V255000March 28, 2019exterior lighting: brake lights2018crash1
18V332000May 17, 2018electrical system: wiring2014–2018crash4,815,661
18V277000May 1, 2018service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2018crash2,457
18V100000February 8, 2018power train: automatic transmission2017–2018crash and injury180,462
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
16V739000October 13, 2016electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator2013crash and fire74,811
16V495000July 1, 2016power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive)2016crash889
15V592000September 23, 2015engine and engine cooling: engine2016crash41
15V468000July 27, 2015suspension: front: control arm: upper arm2015crash199
15V461000July 23, 2015equipment: electrical: radio/tape deck/cd etc.2013–2015crash1,416,903
15V459000July 22, 2015air bags: frontal2013–2014crash and injury1,059,444
15V290000May 18, 2015tires2014–2015crash1,771
14V635000October 8, 2014engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel2013–2014fire315,325
14V100000March 4, 2014equipment: other: labels2014crash195
13V288000July 2, 2013structure2013crash747
20E031000suspension: rear2019–2020crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ram 5500. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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