1996 Dodge Ram 3500: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 1996 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 113 complaints on file for this model year. 2 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.
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 . 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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
113 complaints, 168 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.
- 1996 Dodge Ram 3500
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Ram 3500 | All 1996 vehicles | Ram 3500, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 256 | 125.1 | 125.6 | 43 |
| Power Train | 125 | 100.3 | 162.5 | 21 |
| Suspension | 83.3 | 54 | 98.8 | 14 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 71.4 | 145.2 | 67.6 | 12 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 65.5 | 41.9 | 35.7 | 11 |
| Structure | 59.5 | 36.1 | 62.5 | 10 |
| Exterior Lighting | 47.6 | 22.9 | 58 | 8 |
| Steering | 47.6 | 48.5 | 88 | 8 |
| Electrical System | 47.6 | 82.2 | 73.3 | 8 |
| Equipment | 35.7 | 22.5 | 11.5 | 6 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 21.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 9
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 16 Sep 2010
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.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP03006 | Defect petition | SEAT BACK FAILURE | Seats | 23 Sep 2003 | 8 Apr 2004 | |
| PE00048 | Preliminary evaluation | LOSS OF THROTTLE CONTROL | Vehicle Speed Control / Linkages | 11 Dec 2000 | 7 Mar 2001 | 01V037000 |
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.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Dodge Ram 3500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/ram-3500/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 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 1996 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 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 43 of 168 component mentions, or 256 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 125.1 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Dodge Ram 3500 open?
- No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.