2020 RAM 1500

13 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 891 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns13
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints891
Complaints citing a crash36
Complaints citing a fire13

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 13

25V2980002025-05-08

AIR BAGS

A driver's side air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.

24V7540002024-10-10

VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

Detached mirror glass can reduce driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

22V9040002022-12-08

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

An unintended tailgate opening while driving may result in a loss of unsecured cargo, possibly creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.

22V7670002022-10-13

ENGINE

An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

22V6380002022-08-25

BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

A rearview camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.

21V6320002021-08-12

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.

What owners report most

  • 153ENGINE
  • 152ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 110UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 58STEERING
  • 57POWER TRAIN
  • 52VISIBILITY/WIPER
  • 43FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 40SERVICE BRAKES

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Two 2020 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.

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