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 2500
14 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 273 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns14
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints273
Complaints citing a crash10
Complaints citing a fire7
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 14
17V824000
EQUIPMENT
If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.
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.
17V562000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
The leaking water pump can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire.
17V499000
WHEELS
If the wheel fractures, a loss of vehicle control can occur, increasing the risk of 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.
What owners report most
- 43ENGINE
- 41ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 31STEERING
- 23SUSPENSION
- 23UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 22FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 21POWER TRAIN
- 13VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 RAM 2500s 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.