25V010000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury.
2016 RAM 1500
16 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (3 open), 2,066 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns16
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations43 open
Owner complaints2,066
Complaints citing a crash124
Complaints citing a fire59
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 16
23V411000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
22V406000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Fuel starvation may result in an unexpected loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V632000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
A separated inflator end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape, resulting in the end cap or other components being propelled into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or crash.
20V475000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
19V757000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
Combustion in the intake manifold can increase the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 302STEERING
- 291ENGINE
- 224SERVICE BRAKES
- 199POWER TRAIN
- 187FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 180ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 125UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 101VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 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.