2018 RAM 3500 — Complaint #2168331
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NHTSA Complaint about VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL filed January 21, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2168331 (ODI reference 11712312) concerns a 2018 RAM 3500 and was filed on January 21, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 1, 2025. The vehicle had 40,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Ohio based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as vehicle speed control:cruise control, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same RAM 3500 cohort independently describe similar vehicle speed control:cruise control failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2018 RAM 3500 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2018 Ram 3500. The contact stated that the ABS and electronic brake fault light and message randomly activated with a beeping sound. Additionally, the cruise control was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, and the contact was informed about NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); and stated that parts were on back order. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available and informed the contact that if the vehicle was repaired out of pocket, reimbursement could be sought. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2168331 |
| ODI Number | 11712312 |
| Date Filed | January 21, 2026 |
| Failure Date | June 1, 2025 |
| VIN | 3C63R3AJ3JG |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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