Dodge Ram 3500 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Dodge Ram 3500 model year, from official NHTSA data.
3,067
NHTSA complaints
31
recall campaigns
1,270
service bulletins (TSBs)
22
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 | 365 | 8 | 312 |
| 2011 Dodge Ram 3500 | 223 | 5 | 285 |
| 2010 Dodge Ram 3500 | 150 | 11 | 226 |
| 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 | 105 | 5 | 39 |
| 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 | 173 | 9 | 52 |
| 2007 Dodge Ram 3500 | 210 | 11 | 61 |
| 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 | 257 | 8 | 45 |
| 2005 Dodge Ram 3500 | 196 | 4 | 40 |
| 2004 Dodge Ram 3500 | 214 | 4 | 36 |
| 2003 Dodge Ram 3500 | 286 | 6 | 30 |
| 2002 Dodge Ram 3500 | 44 | 0 | 24 |
| 2001 Dodge Ram 3500 | 130 | 1 | 24 |
| 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 | 58 | 1 | 19 |
| 1999 Dodge Ram 3500 | 104 | 0 | 16 |
| 1998 Dodge Ram 3500 | 105 | 0 | 19 |
| 1997 Dodge Ram 3500 | 125 | 0 | 15 |
| 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 | 124 | 0 | 12 |
| 1995 Dodge Ram 3500 | 108 | 0 | 6 |
| 1994 Dodge Ram 3500 | 70 | 0 | 6 |
| 1993 Dodge Ram 3500 | 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 1992 Dodge Ram 3500 | 10 | 0 | — |
| 1991 Dodge Ram 3500 | 4 | 0 | — |
Common problems
- Dodge Ram 3500 steering problems1,026
- Dodge Ram 3500 power train problems359
- Dodge Ram 3500 suspension problems343
- Dodge Ram 3500 air bags problems316
- Dodge Ram 3500 electrical system problems293
- Dodge Ram 3500 structure problems178
- Dodge Ram 3500 service brakes, hydraulic problems168
- Dodge Ram 3500 exterior lighting problems154
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · opened Sep 17, 2021 · open
- Electrical overstressEA19001 · opened Apr 19, 2019 · closed Sep 19, 2024
- Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA15001 · opened Feb 24, 2015 · open
- Chrysler's execution of 13V-528 & 529AQ14003 · opened Oct 20, 2014 · closed May 16, 2016