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.
2017 RAM 5500
7 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations (1 open), 26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns7
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations21 open
Owner complaints26
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire3
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.
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.
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.
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.
What owners report most
- 6POWER TRAIN
- 3TIRES
- 2ENGINE
- 2POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 2STEERING
- 2SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
- 2FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2017 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.