2021 RAM 3500 safety record
Crash-test ratings, severity signals from owner complaints, fatal-crash involvement and safety recalls — all from official federal sources.
Not rated
NHTSA overall rating
0
complaints reporting a crash
4
complaints reporting fire
9
safety recall campaigns
Fatal crash records (FARS 2020–2023). 2021 RAM 3500 vehicles were involved in 43 fatal crashes with 14 occupant deaths in federal crash records. Involvement counts are not adjusted for how many are on the road and do not imply fault or a vehicle defect.
Crash- and fire-risk recalls
- Crash riskSteering column control module may cause the driver's side air bag not to… · Nov 6, 2025
- Fire riskAn electrical short may occur in the heater grid relay with the ignition on or… · Feb 9, 2023
- Crash riskTailgate may not latch properly due to misaligned tailgate strikers, which… · Dec 8, 2022
- Fire riskA build-up of pressure and heat inside the transmission may result in a… · Nov 10, 2022
- Crash riskABS control module software may prevent the electronic stability control (ESC)… · Mar 10, 2022
- Crash riskSide air bag inflatable curtain (SABIC) assemblies may have been manufactured… · Nov 24, 2021
- Fire riskAn electrical short in the relay may cause a vehicle fire with the ignition on… · Oct 14, 2021
- Crash riskIncorrect information in the Service and Owner's Manuals may cause the flanged… · May 27, 2021