Dodge Ram Pickup
Owners filed 150 complaints across 11 model years of the Dodge Ram Pickup. The 1999 drew the most (33); the 1994 the fewest (2).
Model years11
Complaints150
Recalls1
Fires6
Deaths1
Every Dodge Ram Pickup model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Structure | Routine | |
| 2002 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Structure | Routine | |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 | — | 1 | Structure | Routine | |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | — | 1 | Structure | Routine | |
| 1999 | 33 | 0 | — | 2 | Structure | Routine | |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags › Frontal | Routine | |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 | 1 | — | Structure | Routine | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar | Fatalities reported | |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine |
Which Dodge Ram Pickup years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 33 complaints concentrated in the structure.
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.