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RAM 3500

2016 RAM 3500

14 safety recall campaigns, 3 defect investigations (1 open), 180 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns14
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations31 open
Owner complaints180
Complaints citing a crash17
Complaints citing a fire8

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 14

25V0100002025-01-16

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN:INFLATOR

An inflator rupture may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in injury.

21V6320002021-08-12

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.

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.

18V4860002018-07-27

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.

What owners report most

  • 27STEERING
  • 21ENGINE
  • 20WHEELS
  • 19POWER TRAIN
  • 16UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 11SERVICE BRAKES
  • 9SUSPENSION
  • 9ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2016 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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