NHTSA Safety Recalls
Ram Promaster City Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 10 recall campaigns for the Ram Promaster City, across 7 model years from 2015 to 2021. The 2016 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2019 (1).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 10
- Most recalls
- 2016
- Owner complaints
- 100
2015–2021, with a recall
4 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 100 complaints with NHTSA about the Ram Promaster City across 8 model years; the most, 27, concern the 2015.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Ram Promaster City complaints (2%) and a fire on 3.
Across all Ram Promaster City model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 37 complaints), then the electrical system (29).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Ram Promaster City in 2019: 14, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Ram Promaster City is electrical system: software, in 4 model-year listings.
The newest Ram Promaster City recall, 21V728000, was reported on September 21, 2021 and concerns the exterior lighting: turn signal.
Ram Promaster City years to avoid
Too few Ram Promaster City 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.Ram Promaster City years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Ram Promaster City
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE4
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS4
- EQUIPMENT3
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE2
- STEERING:RACK AND PINION1
- SEAT BELTS1
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
Ram Promaster City model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Ram Promaster City recall campaign (10)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21V728000September 21, 2021 | exterior lighting: turn signal | 2019–2021 | crash | 23,853 |
| 21V699000September 9, 2021 | seat belts | 2021 | crash and injury | 10,372 |
| 21V147000March 9, 2021 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 2020–2021 | crash | 4 |
| 18V149000March 6, 2018 | steering: rack and pinion | 2018 | crash | 225 |
| 18V129000February 22, 2018 | equipment: other: labels | 2018 | crash | 3,460 |
| 17V824000December 21, 2017 | equipment | 2015–2017 | fire and injury | 61,791 |
| 17V601000September 26, 2017 | equipment: other: labels | 2015–2017 | crash | 11,288 |
| 16V953000December 28, 2016 | air bags: side/window | 2017 | crash and injury | 1 |
| 16V253000April 28, 2016 | electrical system: software | 2015–2016 | crash | 6,422 |
| 16E039000 | electrical system: software | 2015–2016 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Ram Promaster City. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: December 8, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted