1991 Dodge Ram 50

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Body	1		0	0	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly95V103003

Filed May 24, 1995920,000 vehiclesChrysler Corporation

Defect. THE FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTONS CAN BREAK. THESE RED PLASTIC RELEASE BUTTONS ARE MARKED "PRESS." IF A BUTTON BREAKS, PIECES CAN FALL INTO THE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BUCKLE TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY.

Risk. THE SAFETY BELTS WOULD NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION TO AN OCCUPANT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CHECK THE CONDITION AND OPERATION OF BOTH FRONT SAFETY BELT BUCKLES AND CAREFULLY INSPECT THE RED RELEASE BUTTON FOR ANY BREAKS OR CRACKS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT BOTH BUCKLES ARE OPERATING PROPERLY BY INSERTING EACH LATCH PLATE INTO ITS BUCKLE, TUGGING ON THE BELT TO MAKE SURE THE LATCH IS SECURELY LOCKED, AND THEN PRESSING THE RELEASE BUTTON. THE LATCH PLATE SHOULD POP OUT OF THE BUCKLE WHEN THE BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF EITHER RELEASE BUTTON SHOWS A SIGN OF BREAKING OR CRACKING OR IF EITHER BUCKLE FAILS TO OPERATE PROPERLY, OWNERS SHOULD PROMPTLY CONTACT THEIR AUTHORIZED DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE BUCKLE REPLACED OR REPAIRED, FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER IS DEVELOPING A REMEDY DESIGNED TO PREVENT FAILURE OF THE BUTTONS THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY BROKEN.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Body

Filed Feb 29, 2000SD

THE ROOF HAS CAVED IN ON THE VAN. THE ROOF SOMETIMES POPS UP AND BACK DOWN AGAIN AND HAS HIT A PASSENGER ON THE HEAD.THE VAN DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE DESIGNED STRONG ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND A ROLL OVER. THE PAINT IS PEALING OFF OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THIS BACK IN 1995 BUT WASN'T APPOINTED TO THIS CHURCH UNTIL 1999 SO I'VE NEVER REPORTED IT BEFORE. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Filed Mar 10, 1997OR

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
1991 — this page	2	1	0	0	Routine
1990	4	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 24, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.