Ram 3500
Owners filed 2,337 complaints across 17 model years of the Ram 3500. The 2018 drew the most (799); the 2009 the fewest (3).
Model years17
Complaints2,337
Recalls157
Fires49
Deaths2
Every Ram 3500 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 4 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 42 | 5 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2024 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2023 | 17 | 5 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2022 | 189 | 12 | 5 | 4 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2021 | 62 | 9 | 4 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 116 | 11 | 7 | 6 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 134 | 14 | 5 | 10 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2018 | 799 | 11 | 2 | 15 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2017 | 310 | 13 | 1 | 9 | Service Brakes | Above average | |
| 2016 | 134 | 16 | 5 | 12 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2015 | 136 | 16 | 5 | 3 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2014 | 202 | 17 | 7 | 9 | Steering | Above average | |
| 2013 | 114 | 18 | 7 | 3 | Steering | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Steering | Do not drive | |
| 2008 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine |
Which Ram 3500 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2018 is the weakest year on record, with 799 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 11 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.