AI-generated from NHTSA recall & complaint counts
Pre-purchase inspection checklist — 2016 Ram 3500
NHTSA data on file today
The 2016 Ram 3500 has 16 NHTSA recall campaigns and 134 owner complaints on file as of . Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.
Recall campaigns on file
- NHTSA #25V010000 Side Curtain Air Bag Inflators May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #21V632000 Side Curtain Air Bag Inflator May Rupture NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #21V398000 Wheel Studs May Break NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V347000 Tailgate May Open Unexpectedly NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #19V021000 Steering Linkage May Separate NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #18E096000 Incorrectly Machined Steering Knuckle may Fail NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #18V486000 Tailgate May Open Unexpectedly NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #18V332000 Cruise Control cannot be Cancelled NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V824000 Fire Extinguisher May Be Clogged or Inoperable NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V821000 Vehicle May Rollaway NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V562000 Water Pump Leak may cause Fire NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V499000 Wheels may Fracture Causing Rapid Air Loss NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #17V302000 Side Curtain Air Bags may not Deploy in a Rollover NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #16V495000 Rear Output Shaft Fracture/Possible Loss of Power NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #16E041000 Seat Cover Affects Air Bag Deployment NHTSA notice
- NHTSA #15V592000 Defective Engine Control Module may Cause Stall NHTSA notice
Most-cited components in owner complaints
- Steering 29 complaints
- Engine 21 complaints
- Wheels 21 complaints
- Power Train 19 complaints
- Unknown or Other 16 complaints
- Service Brakes 11 complaints
Of the 134 complaints on file, 12 report a crash and 5 a fire; across all 134 complaints, owners report 6 injuries (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).
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