Ram complaints & recalls by model
Across 1 Ram model and 9 model years, NHTSA has logged 4,840 owner complaints and 74 recall campaigns. The brand averages 110.2 complaints per year on the road — far more complaints than typical (index 2.73).
Analysis
By model year, the brand's average rate is highest for 2025 (201.4 per year) and lowest for 2024 (27.2).
Ram owners complain about Electrical more than owners in general: 21.3% of complaints, 1.4× the share across all tracked vehicles. In the last 12 months owners filed 1,117 complaints versus 1,046 in the previous 12 months — up 7%.
Recalls: 74 recall campaigns across the tracked model years, most of them received in 2019 (14), 1 with a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. 3 NHTSA investigations touch Ram models, 3 of them still open.
Models
| Models | Segments | Complaints | Complaints per year on the road | Complaint index | Trend | Recent activity | Recalls | Investigations | Most common issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ram 1500 | Full-size pickups | 4,840 | 110.2 | 2.73 | Improving | Within ±30% year on year | 74 | 3 | Engine |
1.00 means the same rate as the comparison group. 2.00 means twice as many complaints per year on the road.
By model year · Complaints per year on the road
All-vehicle average: 40.4
What owners complain about
vs. all vehicles: 1.00 = All-vehicle average
Recalls by year received
Do-not-drive / park-outside: 1
Investigations
- Post Recall Remedy Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) Failure Open
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 14 Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) reports and 6 EWR Death & Injury (D&I) reports describing post recall remedy failures of the brake transmission shift interlock (BTSI) system in certain Model Year (MY) 2013-2018 RAM pickup trucks.The subject vehicle models include 1500, 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 trucks equipped with a column mounted shift…
- Engine Stall With Intermittent Restart Open
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 80 consumer complaints alleging an engine stall and loss of motive power on model year (MY) 2022 RAM 1500 pickup trucks and 2022 Jeep Wagoneer SUV vehicles. The particular engines in the subject vehicles are equipped with the Fiat Chrysler Automotive Group LLC (FCA) 5.7L Hemi eTorque system. The eTorque system is a mild hybrid system that lets…
- High pressure fuel pump failure Open
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE21-021 on October 14, 2021, to investigate incidents alleging a stall/loss of motive power as a result of high-pressure fuel pump failures in certain model year (MY) 2019-2020 Ram 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 heavy duty trucks equipped with 6.7L Cummins turbodiesel engines. During the investigation, ODI sought to determine if the related defect alle…