2018 RAM 2500 — Complaint #2176580
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NHTSA Complaint about SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC filed February 13, 2026
NHTSA complaint #2176580 (ODI reference 11717821) concerns a 2018 RAM 2500 and was filed on February 13, 2026. The owner reports the failure occurred on February 13, 2024. The vehicle had 109,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to California based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as service brakes, hydraulic, 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 2500 cohort independently describe similar service brakes, hydraulic 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 2500 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2018 Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while the cruise control was activated, the ABS and brake control warning lights illuminated. While the ABS warning light was illuminated, the cruise control could not be activated. The ESC and traction control warning lights were also illuminated. The failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with ABS and braking system failure. However, the vehicle was not repaired because parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened a case. The manufacturer offered reimbursement for a rental and referred the contact to the dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 109,000.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2176580 |
| ODI Number | 11717821 |
| Date Filed | February 13, 2026 |
| Failure Date | February 13, 2024 |
| VIN | 3C6UR5CL4JG |
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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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