Recall Register

2004 Dodge Ram: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for the 2004 Dodge Ram. The campaign is 04V385000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Aug 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Alternator/Generator/Regulator. NHTSA has 54 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 04V385000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will inspect the alternator wiring insulation for damage and repair and add a tie-strap clip to the valve cover stud to retain the wiring. This recall began on august 13, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.
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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. 2,261 units in total.

  1. 04V385000Received . 2,261 units.

    Electrical System / Alternator/Generator/Regulator

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain pick-up trucks equipped with 4.7l engines, the generator wiring harness may short circuit due to contact with a valve cover stud.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short circuit in the generator harness can cause an under hood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the alternator wiring insulation for damage and repair and add a tie-strap clip to the valve cover stud to retain the wiring. This recall began on august 13, 2004. Owners should contact daimlerchrysler at 1-800-853-1403.

    Report filed by DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number D34. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

54 complaints, 65 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.

  • 2004 Dodge Ram
  • All 2004 vehicles
2004 Dodge Ram: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component2004 RamAll 2004 vehiclesRam, all yearsMentions
Electrical System138.5130.971.99
Power Train107.7116.1132.47
Tires92.322.433.66
Steering76.971.475.65
Vehicle Speed Control76.942.341.75
Service Brakes, Hydraulic76.946.2176.15
Engine and Engine Cooling61.563.773.44
Structure61.571.136.44
Equipment46.214.116.93
Air Bags46.277.964.23

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash
8
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
7
Deaths in the complaints
1
Date of the newest complaint
6 Jul 2012

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 2004 Dodge Ram, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 15 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2004 Dodge Ram
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA05018Engineering analysisENGINE STALLPower Train / Automatic Transmission / Control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm)2 Nov 200529 Aug 2007
EA04025Engineering analysisFALSE PARKPower Train / Automatic Transmission26 Aug 200422 Dec 200505V462000

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.

  1. 19760
  2. 19770
  3. 19790
  4. 19810
  5. 19830
  6. 19840
  7. 19850
  8. 19860
  9. 19870
  10. 19880
  11. 19890
  12. 19900
  13. 19912
  14. 19921
  15. 19930
  16. 199418
  17. 199512
  18. 199610
  19. 19977
  20. 199813
  21. 19999
  22. 20006
  23. 20019
  24. 20022
  25. 20032
  26. 20041
  27. 20050
  28. 20060
  29. 20071
  30. 20082
  31. 20095
  32. 20105
  33. 20114

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Dodge Ram: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/dodge/ram/2004/. 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
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Dodge Ram?
2,261 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 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 63 recall campaigns for the Dodge Ram, model years 1976 to 2011. 1 of them names the 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Dodge Ram name most often?
Electrical System: 9 of 65 component mentions, or 138.5 per 1,000. For all 2004 vehicles the figure is 130.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Dodge Ram open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.