25V010000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR
An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury.
2016 RAM 2500
12 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 370 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints370
Complaints citing a crash19
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 12
21V632000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
A separated inflator end cap or inflator rupture can allow compressed gas to escape, resulting in the end cap or other components being propelled into the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury or 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.
18V486000
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.
18V332000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
If the vehicle maintains its speed or accelerates despite attempts to deactivate the cruise control, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 62POWER TRAIN
- 53ENGINE
- 42STEERING
- 36ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 34SERVICE BRAKES
- 33UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 16VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 12STRUCTURE:BODY
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 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.