1994 Dodge Ram 3500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1994 Dodge Ram 3500. The campaign is 99V024000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Feb 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch. NHTSA has 62 complaints on file for this model year. 7 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on this campaign.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of campaign 99V024000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the headlamp switch including a relay in the park lamp wiring circuit.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns

1 campaign. 79,366 units in total.

99V024000Received 5 Feb 1999. 79,366 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: model 3500 light duty trucks only. Operation of the headlamps over an extended period of time can result in headlamp switch failure, causing the headlamps or park lamps to go out.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the lights fail, a visibility problem could occur, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the headlamp switch including a relay in the park lamp wiring circuit.
Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number 819. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Jun 1999.

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Complaints by component

62 complaints, 87 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

1994 Dodge Ram 3500
All 1994 vehicles

1994 Dodge Ram 3500: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	1994 Ram 3500	All 1994 vehicles	Ram 3500, all years	Mentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	206.9	176.8	125.6	18
Electrical System	137.9	73.1	73.3	12
Suspension	114.9	39.9	98.8	10
Power Train	92	95.9	162.5	8
Fuel System, Gasoline	80.5	46.2	31.2	7
Steering	69	34.6	88	6
Exterior Lighting	57.5	25.6	58	5
Structure	57.5	48.2	62.5	5
Engine and Engine Cooling	57.5	111.5	67.6	5
Visibility	34.5	72	25.5	3

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash: 2
Complaints that report a fire: 6
Injuries in the complaints: 2
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 16 May 2007

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1994 Dodge Ram 3500, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1994 Dodge Ram 3500
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
DP03006	Defect petition	SEAT BACK FAILURE	Seats	23 Sep 2003	8 Apr 2004
DP03002	Defect petition	STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION	Steering / Column	7 May 2003	22 Jul 2003
PE00048	Preliminary evaluation	LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL	Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages	11 Dec 2000	7 Mar 2001	01V037000
PE99026	Preliminary evaluation	FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING/SHOCK ABSORBER	Suspension	16 Apr 1999	31 Aug 1999	99V214000
EA98010	Engineering analysis	HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT	Exterior Lighting	8 May 1998	10 Dec 1999	99V024000
PE98002	Preliminary evaluation	HEADLIGHT CIRCUIT FAILURE	Exterior Lighting	14 Jan 1998	8 May 1998
PE94072	Preliminary evaluation	TRANS HOSE SEPARATION	Power Train	3 Oct 1994	22 Mar 1995

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
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NHTSA page of the 1994 Dodge Ram 3500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1994 Dodge Ram 3500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/ram-3500/1994/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1994 Dodge Ram 3500?: 79,366 units in 1 campaign. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Dodge Ram 3500 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Dodge Ram 3500, model years 1991 to 2012. 1 of them names the 1994 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1994 Dodge Ram 3500 name most often?: Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 18 of 87 component mentions, or 206.9 per 1,000. For all 1994 vehicles the figure is 176.8 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1994 Dodge Ram 3500 open?: No. Each of the 7 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.