Loss of Power Steering Assist
PE26002
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened March 2, 2026 · the electrical system, the steering
NHTSA safety record
Ram
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Ram, model years 2013 to 2026.
68
Vehicles
20,062
Complaints
204
Recalls
321
Fires
18
Deaths
68Ram year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 20,062 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the brakes than any other system: 4,344 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2018 2500, with 2,594.
NHTSA holds 204 recall campaigns naming Ram vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 6 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 10 of these 68 vehicles.
Most complained-about Ram models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Ram
The systems named most often across every Ram complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- SERVICE BRAKES 4,344
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3,859
- STEERING 3,323
- ENGINE 3,202
- POWER TRAIN 2,387
Open investigations (6)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Post Recall Remedy Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) Failure
RQ25003
Still open recall query · opened July 3, 2025 · the power train
Engine Stall With Intermittent Restart
PE24018
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened July 19, 2024 · the electrical system, the engine, the engine and its cooling, the hybrid propulsion system
2022 RAM Transmission Snap Ring Failure
PE24009
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened March 27, 2024 · the power train
Intermittent/Comp Loss of Power Steering
RQ23003
Still open recall query · opened August 4, 2023 · the steering
High pressure fuel pump failure
EA23001
Still open engineering analysis · opened March 17, 2023 · the diesel fuel system
Most recent Ram recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Ram, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE
26V560000 · September 1, 2026
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 239,131 vehicles
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
26V531000 · August 13, 2026
A rearview camera image that fails to display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 844,027 vehicles
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:ANCHORAGE
26V495000 · July 30, 2026
An improperly installed seat belt buckle anchor may fail to properly restrain occupants, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 1,271,294 vehicles
Pages 2026 1500 2025 1500 2024 1500 2023 1500 2022 1500 2021 1500
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
26V421000 · July 1, 2026
Parking lights and daytime running lights that fail to illuminate properly reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 12,592 vehicles
Pages 2026 1500
SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
26V357000 · June 2, 2026
Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
Braun Corporation · up to 15 vehicles
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
26V327000 · May 21, 2026
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 16 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
26V288000 · May 7, 2026
Loss of vehicle control increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 12,736 vehicles
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
26V280000 · May 1, 2026
An incomplete seat may not properly restrain an occupant, increasing risk of injury during a crash.
Braun Corporation · up to 14 vehicles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE
26V244000 · April 16, 2026
A loss of electronic stability control increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 6,605 vehicles
Pages 2026 2500
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
26V225000 · April 9, 2026
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as gear selection and warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) · up to 65,348 vehicles
Pages 2026 1500 2026 3500 2026 2500 2025 1500 2025 2500 2025 3500
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Ram page on this site
68 vehicles across 7 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published October 2, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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Independent developer and analyst