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RAM 3500

2017 RAM 3500

12 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (1 open), 423 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations41 open
Owner complaints423
Complaints citing a crash11
Complaints citing a fire1

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 12

25V0100002025-01-16

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

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

24V8960002024-11-27

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.

21V3980002021-05-27

WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

Wheel separation can cause a vehicle crash.

19V3470002019-05-09

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.

19V0210002019-01-25

STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION

A drag link separation can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of crash.

18V4860002018-07-27

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

If the tailgate latch releases and the tailgate opens while driving, cargo may fall out, creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 140SERVICE BRAKES
  • 34SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
  • 30ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 28VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 28ENGINE
  • 26POWER TRAIN
  • 19WHEELS
  • 18STEERING

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2017 RAM 3500s 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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