Dodge Ram
Across 33 model years (1976–2011), the Dodge Ram has 63 NHTSA recall campaigns and 4,042 complaints on file.
The component named most often in complaints is service brakes, hydraulic (176.1 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by power train (132.4).
The 1996 model year has the most complaints (624). Recall campaigns peaked in 2001 with 9; complaints were received in the largest number in 2000 (562). Within Dodge, this line ranks 9 of 118 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 1 | 1% | — |
| 1977 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 2 | 2% | — |
| 1979 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 3 | 2% | — |
| 1981 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 2 | 2% | — |
| 1983 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 1 | 1% | — |
| 1984 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 2 | 2% | — |
| 1985 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 10 | 8% | — |
| 1986 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 18 | 15% | — |
| 1987 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 18 | 15% | — |
| 1988 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 22 | 18% | — |
| 1989 Dodge Ram | 0 | 28 | 23% | — |
| 1990 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 23 | 19% | — |
| 1991 Dodge Ram | 2 | 51 | 42% | 80,800 |
| 1992 Dodge Ram | 1 | 58 | 47% | 2,800 |
| 1993 Dodge Ram | 0 | 54 | 44% | — |
| 1994 Dodge Ram | 18 | 468 | 382% | 4,226,970 |
| 1995 Dodge Ram | 12 | 609 | 497% | 4,314,837 |
| 1996 Dodge Ram | 10 | 624 | 509% | 3,337,228 |
| 1997 Dodge Ram | 7 | 398 | 325% | 2,240,728 |
| 1998 Dodge Ram | 13 | 483 | 394% | 1,553,319 |
| 1999 Dodge Ram | 9 | 365 | 298% | 1,497,721 |
| 2000 Dodge Ram | 6 | 147 | 120% | 717,764 |
| 2001 Dodge Ram | 9 | 317 | 259% | 1,842,427 |
| 2002 Dodge Ram | 2 | 115 | 94% | 90,588 |
| 2003 Dodge Ram | 2 | 53 | 43% | 64,088 |
| 2004 Dodge Ram | 1 | 54 | 44% | 2,261 |
| 2005 Dodge Ram | 0 | 35 | 29% | — |
| 2006 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 0 | 22 | 18% | — |
| 2007 Dodge Ram NHTSA record | 1 | 13 | 11% | 1,498 |
| 2008 Dodge Ram | 2 | 20 | 16% | 81,167 |
| 2009 Dodge Ram | 5 | 6 | 5% | 138,509 |
| 2010 Dodge Ram | 5 | 20 | 16% | 155,443 |
| 2011 Dodge Ram | 4 | 0 | 0% | 101,446 |
"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Dodge Ram complaints (5,439 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Dodge model lines
- Ram 1500 52 recalls · 11,529 complaints
- Durango 135 recalls · 11,188 complaints
- Grand Caravan 133 recalls · 10,482 complaints
- Caravan 98 recalls · 10,468 complaints
- Dakota 92 recalls · 6,526 complaints
- Intrepid 34 recalls · 6,216 complaints
- Ram 2500 58 recalls · 6,197 complaints
- Charger 148 recalls · 4,404 complaints
- Ram 109 recalls · 4,042 complaints
- Neon 19 recalls · 3,483 complaints
- Journey 52 recalls · 3,326 complaints
- Ram 3500 75 recalls · 2,955 complaints
- Stratus 49 recalls · 2,627 complaints
- Avenger 37 recalls · 2,563 complaints
- Caliber 10 recalls · 1,536 complaints
- Dart 58 recalls · 1,439 complaints
- Challenger 71 recalls · 1,091 complaints
- Magnum 23 recalls · 1,091 complaints
- Nitro 18 recalls · 931 complaints
- Shadow 20 recalls · 466 complaints
- Dynasty 14 recalls · 462 complaints
- Spirit 7 recalls · 443 complaints
- Ram Quad Cab 0 recalls · 443 complaints
- Dodge Truck 14 recalls · 316 complaints
- C Body 1 recalls · 300 complaints
- Colt 19 recalls · 281 complaints
- Sport Utility 2 recalls · 267 complaints
- Journey AWD 1 recalls · 251 complaints
- Nitro 4X4 0 recalls · 240 complaints
- Stealth 12 recalls · 236 complaints
- Ram van 4 recalls · 221 complaints
- Ram Pickup 1 recalls · 150 complaints
- Dodge 9 recalls · 141 complaints
- Daytona 18 recalls · 134 complaints
- Sprinter 2500 36 recalls · 131 complaints
- Nitro 4X2 1 recalls · 99 complaints
- Sprinter 14 recalls · 96 complaints
- Pickup 0 recalls · 93 complaints
- B250 20 recalls · 91 complaints
- Caliber AWD 0 recalls · 90 complaints
- Durango 4X4 0 recalls · 87 complaints
- Ram 5500 20 recalls · 86 complaints
- Sprinter 3500 32 recalls · 77 complaints
- Stratus Coupe 0 recalls · 68 complaints
- Monaco 55 recalls · 55 complaints
- Viper 29 recalls · 52 complaints
- Aries 16 recalls · 43 complaints
- Ram 4500 20 recalls · 38 complaints
- B350 9 recalls · 37 complaints
- SRT-4 0 recalls · 35 complaints
- Lancer 9 recalls · 30 complaints
- Omni 30 recalls · 26 complaints
- B150 7 recalls · 26 complaints
- Raider 4 recalls · 26 complaints
- Ramcharger 13 recalls · 23 complaints
- D150 6 recalls · 20 complaints
- Mini Ram van 6 recalls · 20 complaints
- 600 14 recalls · 18 complaints
- Diplomat 16 recalls · 7 complaints
- B200 27 recalls · 6 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Dodge Ram model years have the most recalls?
1994 (18), 1998 (13), 1995 (12). Across model years 1976–2011 there are 63 distinct campaigns.
Which Dodge Ram model year has the most complaints?
1996, with 624 of the line's 4,042 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Dodge Ram complain about?
service brakes, hydraulic (176.1 per 1,000 mentions), power train (132.4 per 1,000 mentions), steering (75.6 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.