24V896000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
A loss of anti-lock brakes, electronic stability control, or traction control can increase the risk of a crash.
2018 RAM 4500
7 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation (1 open), 13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations11 open
Owner complaints13
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
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 7
21V398000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Wheel separation can cause a vehicle crash.
19V236000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
If the brake lights incorrectly illuminate, it can confuse other drivers, possibly 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.
18V277000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
If the ferrules corrode, the brake fluid may leak and cause a loss of braking, increasing the risk of a crash.
18V100000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
What owners report most
- 5SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
- 1POWER TRAIN
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 1STEERING
- 1WHEELS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 RAM 4500s 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.