25V592000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury.
2018 RAM 3500
10 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations (1 open), 1,135 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns10
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations41 open
Owner complaints1,135
Complaints citing a crash21
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
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.
21V398000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Wheel separation can cause a vehicle 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.
What owners report most
- 491SERVICE BRAKES
- 131ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 119SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 100VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 40FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 33STEERING
- 33UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 23FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.