25V765000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A driver's side air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
2021 RAM 5500
5 safety recall campaigns, 5 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints5
Complaints citing a crash3
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 5 of 5
23V060000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS
An electrical short in the relay can result in an engine compartment fire with the ignition on or off, increasing the risk of injury.
21V798000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS
A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
21V398000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Wheel separation can cause a vehicle crash.
21V163000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1FIRERELATED
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
- 1SUSPENSION
- 1WHEELS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 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.