Dodge Ram 4500
Owners filed 38 complaints across 5 model years of the Dodge Ram 4500. The 2011 drew the most (14); the 2009 the fewest (4).
Model years5
Complaints38
Recalls20
Fires1
Deaths0
Which Dodge Ram 4500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2011 is the weakest year on record, with 14 complaints concentrated in the steering. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.