2022 Ram 4500: recalls and complaints

NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 23V060000. NHTSA received the report on 9 Feb 2023. 302,067 units. Electrical System / Wiring / Relays/Solenoids

Remedy of campaign 23V060000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the relay, free of charge. This will be a Phased campaign. Phase 1 will include 2023 model year vehicles. FCA US will notify dealers on or about 3/23/2023 and begin notifying owners on or about 4/5/2023. Phase 2 will include 2022 model year vehicles and Phase 3 will include 2021 model year vehicles. FCA US will notify dealers and owners on or about 4/27/2023 for Phase 2 and 5/11/2023 for Phase 3. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed March 28, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 5, 2023. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 13A. This recall is an expansion of and supersedes recall number 21V-798.

NHTSA advisory: park outsideCampaign 21V798000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Oct 2021. 131,177 units. Electrical System / Wiring / Relays/Solenoids

Remedy of campaign 21V798000, in the NHTSA record

Owners are advised to park these vehicles outside of buildings or structures, and not near other vehicles, until the vehicle has been remedied. Dealers will inspect and, if needed, replace the Solid State Intake Heater Grid Relay ("Relay"); if FCA US Recall ID Y08 (NHTSA Recall ID 21V-163) is open, then insulating material will be applied to the Relay after inspection. Owner notification letters were mailed November 10, 2021. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Y76. This recall has been superseded by 23V060.

Park-outside advisory: A mark on a recall campaign in the NHTSA recall file. This site shows the mark as NHTSA sets it.

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2022 Ram 4500. The newest campaign is 25V765000. NHTSA received the report on 6 Nov 2025. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Control Module. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

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

Remedy of the newest campaign, 25V765000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the steering column control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 11, 2025. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is 14C. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 13, 2025.

NHTSA VIN lookup

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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 29 Mar 2018. Recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 438,683 units in total.

25V7650006 Nov 2025Steering / Steering Control Module
23V0600009 Feb 2023Electrical System / Wiring / Relays/SolenoidsAdvisory
22V64200026 Aug 2022Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
21V79800014 Oct 2021Electrical System / Wiring / Relays/SolenoidsAdvisory

25V765000Received 6 Nov 2025. 532 units.
Steering / Steering Control Module
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Ram 1500, Ram 2500, Ram 3500, Ram 4500, and Ram 5500 vehicles. The steering column control module may cause the driver's side air bag not to deploy as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A driver's side air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the steering column control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 11, 2025. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is 14C. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 13, 2025.
Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US, LLC). Manufacturer campaign number 14C. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Dec 2025.
23V060000Received 9 Feb 2023. 302,067 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Relays/SolenoidsPark-outside advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Ram 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, and 4500, 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles equipped with a Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine. An electrical short may occur in the heater grid relay with the ignition on or off.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An electrical short in the relay can result in an engine compartment fire with the ignition on or off, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the relay, free of charge. This will be a Phased campaign. Phase 1 will include 2023 model year vehicles. FCA US will notify dealers on or about 3/23/2023 and begin notifying owners on or about 4/5/2023. Phase 2 will include 2022 model year vehicles and Phase 3 will include 2021 model year vehicles. FCA US will notify dealers and owners on or about 4/27/2023 for Phase 2 and 5/11/2023 for Phase 3. Interim owner notification letters informing owners of the safety risk were mailed March 28, 2023. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 5, 2023. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is 13A. This recall is an expansion of and supersedes recall number 21V-798.
Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US, LLC). Manufacturer campaign number 13A. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 4 Apr 2023.
22V642000Received 26 Aug 2022. 4,907 units.
Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine / Engine Control Module (Ecu/Ecm)
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022 Ram 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, Ram 2500, and 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles equipped with Cummins 6.7L turbo diesel engines. The engine control module (ECM) may have been built with a misaligned capacitor that can short-circuit, resulting in an internal loss of communication.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An internal loss of communication can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ECM, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 20, 2022. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Z87.
Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US, LLC). Manufacturer campaign number Z87. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 20 Oct 2022.
21V798000Received 14 Oct 2021. 131,177 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Relays/SolenoidsPark-outside advisory
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Ram 3500, 2500 pickup trucks, and Ram 3500, 4500, and 5500 cab chassis vehicles equipped with Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel engines. An electrical short in the relay may cause a vehicle fire with the ignition on or off.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners are advised to park these vehicles outside of buildings or structures, and not near other vehicles, until the vehicle has been remedied. Dealers will inspect and, if needed, replace the Solid State Intake Heater Grid Relay ("Relay"); if FCA US Recall ID Y08 (NHTSA Recall ID 21V-163) is open, then insulating material will be applied to the Relay after inspection. Owner notification letters were mailed November 10, 2021. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Y76. This recall has been superseded by 23V060.
Report filed by Chrysler (FCA US, LLC). Manufacturer campaign number Y76. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 10 Nov 2021.

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Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 2022 Ram 4500
Number	Type	Subject	Component	Opened	Closed	Campaign
PE24009	Preliminary evaluation	2022 RAM Transmission Snap Ring Failure	Power Train / Automatic Transmission	27 Mar 2024	Open

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 2022 Ram 4500The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2022 Ram 4500: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/ram/4500/2022/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

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: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2022 Ram 4500?: 438,683 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Ram 4500 have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 41 recall campaigns for the Ram 4500, model years 2008 to 2026. 4 of them name the 2022 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2022 Ram 4500 open?: 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.