Reliability & cost of ownership
Ram 4500 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ram 4500? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Ram 4500 problems by model year
99 recall entries and 49 owner complaints on file across 17 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 4500 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 4500 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 4500 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2023 4500 | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 4500 | 4 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 4500 | 5 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 4500 | 10 | 4 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 4500 | 10 | 6 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2018 4500 | 7 | 9 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2017 4500 | 7 | 5 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2016 4500 | 7 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2015 4500 | 8 | 7 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2014 4500 | 9 | 8 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2013 4500 | 9 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2010 4500 | 6 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2009 4500 | 2 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 4500 | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Ram 4500, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine10 complaints
- power train9 complaints
- service brakes8 complaints
- steering7 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic7 complaints
- suspension4 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system4 complaints
- unknown or other4 complaints