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 3500
9 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 91 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns9
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints91
Complaints citing a crash0
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 9
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.
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.
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.
21V925000
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN
An air bag that deploys improperly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
What owners report most
- 17ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 11POWER TRAIN
- 10ENGINE
- 9UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 6WHEELS
- 5SERVICE BRAKES
- 4FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 3ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2021 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.