NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ram Promaster Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 42 recall campaigns for the Ram Promaster, across 11 model years from 2014 to 2025. The 2016 has the most (15); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (4).
No Ram Promaster model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2021, is at 2.0×.
- Model years
- 11
- Recall campaigns
- 42
- Most recalls
- 2016
- Owner complaints
- 655
2014–2025, with a recall
15 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 655 complaints with NHTSA about the Ram Promaster across 13 model years; the most, 111, concern the 2021.
Owners marked a crash on 18 of the Ram Promaster complaints (3%) and a fire on 15.
Across all Ram Promaster model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 151 complaints), then the engine (109).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ram Promaster in 2026: 186, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ram Promaster is seats, in 12 model-year listings.
The newest Ram Promaster recall, 25V876000, was reported on December 17, 2025 and concerns the equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor:.
Ram Promaster years to avoid
The best-measured Ram Promaster years are 2016 (0.3×), 2020 (0.5×) and 2018 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 5 | 95 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 8 | 68 | 48 | 1.2× |
| 2021 | 8 | 111 | 60 | 2.0× |
| 2020 | 5 | 42 | 12 | 0.5× |
| 2019 | 9 | 60 | 21 | 0.6× |
| 2018 | 10 | 38 | 18 | 0.5× |
| 2017 | 0 | 57 | 35 | 1.0× |
| 2016 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 0.3× |
| 2015 | 13 | 61 | 33 | 1.0× |
| 2014 | 13 | 71 | 37 | 1.1× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Ram Promaster years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ram Promaster
- SEATS12
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT10
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA9
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY8
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:7
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE6
- EQUIPMENT5
- STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR4
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS3
- EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER3
Ram Promaster model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ram Promaster recall campaign (42)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V876000December 17, 2025 | equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair restraints/securement: latch/anchor: | 2019–2025 | injury | 86 |
| 25V720000October 23, 2025 | engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 2018–2025 | fire | 300,691 |
| 25V665000October 6, 2025 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction motor: controller: software | 2024–2025 | crash | 790 |
| 25V552000August 26, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2019–2021 | crash | 219,577 |
| 25V330000May 21, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2022, 2024–2025 | crash | 235,640 |
| 24V436000June 13, 2024 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2022–2023 | crash | 1,033,433 |
| 24V416000June 6, 2024 | structure: body: door | 2021–2024 | crash and injury | 266 |
| 24V290000April 25, 2024 | electronic stability control (esc) | 2021 | crash | 2 |
| 24V197000March 14, 2024 | electrical system: wiring | 2021–2022 | crash | 12,375 |
| 24V129000February 22, 2024 | seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 2022–2023 | crash and injury | 27,744 |
| 23V301000April 27, 2023 | power train: automatic transmission: internal: park pawl | 2019–2021 | crash and injury | 165,503 |
| 22V947000December 22, 2022 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2022 | crash | 38 |
| 21V699000September 9, 2021 | seat belts | 2021 | crash and injury | 10,372 |
| 20V582000October 15, 2020 | power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 2014–2016, 2018–2019 | crash | 20 |
| 20V374000June 25, 2020 | air bags | 2020 | crash and injury | 114 |
| 20V250000May 5, 2020 | seat belts: front: retractor | 2019 | crash and injury | 5 |
| 20V222000April 20, 2020 | seat belts: front: retractor | 2019 | crash and injury | 205 |
| 20V036000January 23, 2020 | power train: automatic transmission: lever and linkage: column shift | 2014–2016, 2018–2019 | crash | 222,207 |
| 19V818000November 15, 2019 | equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 2015–2016, 2018 | fire | 99,128 |
| 19V428000June 11, 2019 | equipment | 2018 | crash | 325 |
| 19V333000April 29, 2019 | seats | 2014–2016, 2018–2019 | crash and injury | 544 |
| 19V313000April 18, 2019 | seats | 2014–2016, 2018 | crash and injury | 2,080 |
| 19V229000March 22, 2019 | seats | 2016 | crash and injury | 776 |
| 19V332000March 1, 2019 | seats | 2016, 2018 | crash and injury | 90 |
| 18V524000August 9, 2018 | electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 2018 | crash | 12,779 |
| 17V824000December 21, 2017 | equipment | 2014–2016 | fire and injury | 61,791 |
| 17V786000December 8, 2017 | equipment | 2016 | fire and injury | 550 |
| 17V712000November 14, 2017 | air bags: side/window | 2018 | crash and injury | 3,514 |
| 17V273000April 25, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2014–2016 | crash and injury | 113,896 |
| 16V529000July 12, 2016 | power train: automatic transmission | 2015 | crash | 329,540 |
| 16V461000June 24, 2016 | power train: automatic transmission | 2016 | crash | 26,298 |
| 16V253000April 28, 2016 | electrical system: software | 2014–2016 | crash | 6,422 |
| 16V202000April 11, 2016 | power train: automatic transmission: control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 2015–2016 | crash | 23,930 |
| 16V076000February 10, 2016 | electronic stability control (esc) | 2016 | crash | 57 |
| 15V799000November 25, 2015 | electrical system: ignition: switch | 2015 | crash and injury | 16,106 |
| 15V223000April 15, 2015 | air bags: side/window | 2015 | crash and injury | 2,408 |
| 14V633000October 8, 2014 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2014 | crash | 23,053 |
| 14V533000September 4, 2014 | seats: front assembly: head restraint | 2014 | injury | 18,953 |
| 14V294000June 4, 2014 | exterior lighting | 2014 | crash and injury | 17,727 |
| 14V032000February 4, 2014 | vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2014 | crash | 7,935 |
| 14V034000February 4, 2014 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2014 | crash | 5,664 |
| 16E039000 | electrical system: software | 2014–2016 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ram Promaster. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted