Ram 1500
The Ram 1500 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2009 to 2026: 95 recall campaigns (196 model-year entries) and 1,898 consumer complaints.
The component named most often in complaints is power train (149.4 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by electrical system (136.4).
The 2014 model year has the most complaints (552). Recall campaigns peaked in 2019 with 13; complaints were received in the largest number in 2018 (522). Within Ram, this line ranks 1 of 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Ram 1500 | 2 | 15 | 12% | 1,701,491 |
| 2013 Ram 1500 | 11 | 409 | 323% | 6,825,723 |
| 2014 Ram 1500 | 16 | 552 | 436% | 12,170,625 |
| 2015 Ram 1500 | 17 | 367 | 290% | 12,568,025 |
| 2016 Ram 1500 | 16 | 272 | 215% | 10,238,601 |
| 2017 Ram 1500 | 13 | 139 | 110% | 9,335,172 |
| 2018 Ram 1500 | 15 | 43 | 34% | 6,733,820 |
| 2019 Ram 1500 | 29 | 101 | 80% | 10,455,860 |
| 2020 Ram 1500 | 14 | 0 | 0% | 4,030,522 |
| 2021 Ram 1500 | 15 | 0 | 0% | 3,883,484 |
| 2022 Ram 1500 | 16 | 0 | 0% | 5,163,026 |
| 2023 Ram 1500 | 11 | 0 | 0% | 3,077,237 |
| 2024 Ram 1500 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 2,464,290 |
| 2025 Ram 1500 | 8 | 0 | 0% | 2,148,821 |
| 2026 Ram 1500 | 7 | 0 | 0% | 2,961,187 |
"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 Ram 1500 complaints (2,618 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Ram model lines
- 1500 196 recalls · 1,898 complaints
- 2500 142 recalls · 679 complaints
- 3500 147 recalls · 452 complaints
- Promaster 106 recalls · 117 complaints
- Promaster City 17 recalls · 35 complaints
- 5500 92 recalls · 22 complaints
- 4500 91 recalls · 14 complaints
- C/V Tradesman 4 recalls · 7 complaints
- Redundant 4500 6 recalls · 1 complaints
- Redundant 5500 6 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Ram 1500 model years have the most recalls?
2019 (29), 2015 (17), 2014 (16). Across model years 2009–2026 there are 95 distinct campaigns.
Which Ram 1500 model year has the most complaints?
2014, with 552 of the line's 1,898 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Ram 1500 complain about?
power train (149.4 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (136.4 per 1,000 mentions), engine (108.5 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.