22V904000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
An unintended tailgate opening while driving may result in a loss of unsecured cargo, possibly creating a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
2020 RAM 3500
11 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 155 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints155
Complaints citing a crash8
Complaints citing a fire10
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 11
22V835000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Leaking transmission fluid may contact an ignition source within the engine compartment, increasing the risk of a fire.
22V140000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
An ESC malfunction indicator light that fails to illuminate during an electronic stability control problem can increase the risk of a crash.
22V035000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
Reduced visibility increases the risk of a crash.
21V880000
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.
21V439000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION
Low oil can damage the engine, causing an oil leak or a punctured engine block, increasing the risk of a fire.
What owners report most
- 32FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 25ENGINE
- 20FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- 10POWER TRAIN
- 7STEERING
- 7ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 7SERVICE BRAKES
- 6UNKNOWN OR OTHER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 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.