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1998 Dodge Ram rust / corrosion reports

6 NHTSA complaints describe rust, corrosion and paint failures on the 1998 Dodge Ram — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

6
Rust / corrosion reports
1%
share of complaints
74,500 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Rust / corrosion in other Ram years

1999 Ram9
1996 Ram8
Ram rust / corrosion by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1998 Dodge Ram report before drawing conclusions.