19V347000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
If the tailgate opens while the vehicle is being driven, cargo may fall out the vehicle and create a road hazard, increasing the risk of crash.
2013 RAM 1500
11 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (2 open), 1,590 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations42 open
Owner complaints1,590
Complaints citing a crash108
Complaints citing a fire15
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 11
17V821000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Being able to shift the transmission without pushing the brake pedal and/or without a key in the ignition can increase the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
17V302000
AIR BAGS
If the rollover side curtain air bags and seat belt pretensioners are disabled, there is an increased risk of injury to the vehicle occupants in the event of a crash that necessitates activation of these safety systems.
15V461000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
15V459000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
This abrasion may result in an electrical short that could cause driver's frontal air bag to unexpectedly deploy. Inadvertent deployment of the air bag may increase the risk of injury and the possibility of a vehicle crash.
15V460000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
Air bags that unexpectedly deploy increase the risk of a crash or injury.
What owners report most
- 616STEERING
- 217ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 122ENGINE
- 93AIR BAGS
- 84POWER TRAIN
- 66SERVICE BRAKES
- 50UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 44SUSPENSION
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 RAM 1500s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.