21V398000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Wheel separation can cause a vehicle crash.
2016 RAM 5500
7 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints24
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire1
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
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.
17V824000
EQUIPMENT
If the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a fire.
17V821000
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.
17V562000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
The leaking water pump can increase the risk of an engine compartment fire.
16V495000
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
If the main output shaft fractures, the vehicle may lose motive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the driver may be unable to place the vehicle in PARK, increasing the risk of a vehicle rollaway.
What owners report most
- 5POWER TRAIN
- 5WHEELS
- 3STEERING
- 2SUSPENSION
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 RAM 5500s 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.