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RAM 3500

2013 RAM 3500

16 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 182 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns16
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints182
Complaints citing a crash5
Complaints citing a fire12

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 16

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.

17V8240002017-12-21

EQUIPMENT

If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.

17V8210002017-12-20

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.

17V5620002017-09-12

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

The leaking water pump can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire.

What owners report most

  • 37STEERING
  • 27ENGINE
  • 17SUSPENSION
  • 15FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
  • 15ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 15VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
  • 10POWER TRAIN
  • 8UNKNOWN OR OTHER

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2013 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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