21V398000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Wheel separation can cause a vehicle crash.
2013 RAM 5500
9 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 6 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints6
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
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
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.
16V739000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
If the alternator fails, the vehicle may stall without warning, increasing the risk of a crash. There is also the possibility that the alternator may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
15V461000
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Exploitation of the software vulnerability may result in unauthorized remote modification and control of certain vehicle systems, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 2POWER TRAIN
- 1ENGINE
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 1SUSPENSION
- 1WHEELS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2013 RAM 5500s 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.