Ram 1500 Recalls
The 1500 has been recalled 49 times. The 2019 model year has been involved in the most campaigns.
Recalls are free repairs, initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Ram itself, for a widespread safety problem. They might be a pain, but a recalled problem is better than an ignored one.
Latest 1500 Recall News
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Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) wants to buy back a small number of Ram 1500 trucks.
Any 2019 model with a 12-inch touchscreen and base-level heating will be unable to defrost or defog the windshield. Apparently the easiest solution is to just buy the 15 affected trucks back from owners.
keep reading article "FCA Wants to Buy Back a Small Number of Ram 1500 Trucks"More than 228,000 Ram trucks might suddenly roll away, even when the key isn’t in the ignition.
The problem is caused by pins in the brake transmission shift interlock (BTSI) that stick open in higher temperatures. Fiat-Chrysler is expanding a previous recall of 1.8 million vehicles to include trucks with column shifters that were built between 01/01/2017 and 01/10/2018.
keep reading article "Ram Expands Rollaway Recall to Include More Trucks"
Ram is recalling certain 2019 Ram 1500 trucks because the adjustable brake pedals can fall off.
No need to adjust your screen, you read that right. The brake pedal can detach when pushed back too far. For an extra sprinkle of fun it can even happen while driving and, well, that seems less than ideal. Hopefully Ram will hurry up and fix the estimated 220,000 trucks with this problem.
keep reading article "The Ram 1500’s Adjustable Brake Pedals Can Just Fall Off"The 2019 Ram 1500 is being recalled for intermittent power steering loss caused by an open electrical circuit.
keep reading article "An Open Circuit is Causing Intermittent Power Steering Loss in the Ram 1500"A loose connection can lead to an open electrical circuit that can cause power steering to come and go on an inconsistent frequency. A driver won't lose the ability to steer the Ram 1500 but Chrysler says oversteer and understeer conditions may cause problems.
…The passenger seat track of the 2019 Ram 1500 has a sensor that keeps an eye on how far the seat is from the dashboard.
Using some fancy math it relays information to the airbag control module to make sure that once the airbag is deployed it doesn’t knock you out.
Sounds smart, except when it’s not working.…
keep reading article "How a Seat Track Sensor Is Messing With the Airbags in the 2019 Ram 1500"Fiat Chrysler (FCA US) is recalling 303,000 Ram 1500 trucks because the gas tanks can sag and possibly fall off due to corroded brackets.
To be fair, sagging in unexpected places tends to happen to the best of us as the miles add up.
keep reading article "Over 300,000 1500 Trucks Recalled for Sagging Gas Tanks"Some 2016 Ram 1500's have a dangerous defect in the left front halfshaft and the right front halfshaft.
I'm not very good at math, but it sounds like you could end up with zero front halfshafts if you're not careful.…
keep reading article "Both Front Halfshafts Recalled in 2016 RAM 1500"