2020 RAM 2500

10 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 231 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns10
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints231
Complaints citing a crash9
Complaints citing a fire5

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 10

25V0100002025-01-16

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury.

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.

22V8350002022-11-10

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Leaking transmission fluid may contact an ignition source within the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.

22V1400002022-03-10

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

An ESC malfunction indicator light that fails to illuminate during an electronic stability control problem can increase the risk of a crash.

22V0350002022-01-27

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES

Reduced visibility increases the risk of a crash.

21V8800002021-11-12

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 40FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 33ENGINE
  • 28FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
  • 20POWER TRAIN
  • 20UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 19ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 11SERVICE BRAKES
  • 10STEERING

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2020 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.

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