25V592000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury.
2018 RAM 2500
9 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (1 open), 3,729 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations41 open
Owner complaints3,729
Complaints citing a crash56
Complaints citing a fire4
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 9
25V010000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury.
24V896000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
A loss of anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, or traction control can increase the risk of a crash.
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.
19V021000
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
A drag link separation can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of crash.
18V398000
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
A loss of image in the rearview camera while backing up can increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 1,802SERVICE BRAKES
- 459ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 369SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 319VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 151FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 102UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 90FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
- 80STEERING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.