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Ram 4500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 48 owner complaints and 41 safety recalls on record for the Ram 4500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints48Top: EngineSafety recalls412008–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Ram 4500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 4500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2022Not rated–/1003 complaints · 4 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2020Not rated–/1004 complaints · 9 recalls2019Not rated–/1006 complaints · 9 recalls2018Not rated–/1009 complaints · 7 recalls2017Not rated–/1005 complaints · 7 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2015Not rated–/1007 complaints · 8 recalls2014Not rated–/1008 complaints · 9 recalls2013Not rated–/1003 complaints · 9 recalls2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Ram 4500 problems

All model years combined: 48 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Engine101
Power train93
Service brakes82
Service brakes, hydraulic70
Steering62
Wheels42
Fuel/propulsion system41
Suspension42
Electrical system20
7 other systems102
41 recalls

Ram 4500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

53%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel26V-225 · 2025–2026 · Apr 9, 2026 · 65,348 vehicles48%Electrical system: integrated trailer brake control26V-059 · 2025–2026 · Feb 2, 2026 · 456,287 vehicles73%Air bags: air bag/restraint control module25V-882 · 2025 · Dec 18, 2025 · 52,565 vehicles80%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-826 · 2025–2026 · Dec 1, 2025 · 72,509 vehicles35%Air bags: frontal25V-765 · 2021–2022 · Nov 6, 2025 · 532 vehicles100%Trailer hitches25V-618 · 2023 · Sep 17, 2025 · 10 vehicles97%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-530 · 2026 · Aug 18, 2025 · 2,885 vehicles17%Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module24V-896 · 2017–2018 · Nov 27, 2024 · 317,630 vehicles80%Frontal: driver clockspring/spiral cassette24V-199 · 2023–2024 · Mar 14, 2024 · 38,164 vehicles85%Exterior lighting23V-799 · 2023–2024 · Nov 28, 2023 · 185,251 vehicles81%Wiring: relays/solenoids23V-060 · 2021–2023 · Feb 9, 2023 · 302,067 vehiclesPark outside56%Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings22V-759 · 2019–2020 · Oct 11, 2022 · 26,961 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 41 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

8 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the 4500

  1. Post Recall Remedy Brake Transmission Shift Interlock (BTSI) FailureRQ25003 · 2013–2018 · still open
    Open
  2. 2022 RAM Transmission Snap Ring FailurePE24009 · 2022 · still open
    Open
  3. High pressure fuel pump failureEA23001 · 2019–2020 · still open
    Led to recall 24V-957
  4. High pressure fuel pump failurePE21021 · 2019–2020 · closed Apr 14, 2023
    No recall
  5. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2009 · still open
    Open
  6. Front Driveshaft FailurePE19017 · 2015–2017 · closed Oct 22, 2023
    No recall
  7. Software security vulnerabilityRQ15004 · 2013–2015 · closed Jan 5, 2016
    Led to recall 15V-508
  8. Totally Integrated Power Module FailureDP14004 · 2011–2012 · closed Jul 24, 2015
    No recall