Total Complaints
2 filings
Dodge Ramcharger · model year
1990 Dodge Ramcharger
2 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
The verdict
The 1990 Dodge Ramcharger posts top-quartile complaint standing among its own model-year siblings.
- Top 22%
- fewest complaints, own model years
- 0
- recall campaigns
The 1990DodgeRamcharger carries 2 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 1990 Ramcharger is tires:tread/belt with 1 filings, followed by seats (1). Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 20 investigation files overlapping the 1990 Ramcharger, and 1 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
2
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
F
PlainCars Safety Score
0/100
1990 Dodge Ramcharger
PlainCars' own composite of NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings and rollover-risk assessment, each dimension normalized against the federal scale or the full national model-year corpus. Not an official NHTSA figure, and not a substitute for a specific vehicle's VIN-level recall check.
NHTSA Overall Rating N/A
Not rated
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program overall crash-test rating.
Front Crash N/A
Not rated
Frontal barrier crash-test rating.
Side Crash N/A
Not rated
Side barrier and pole crash-test rating.
Rollover Resistance N/A
Not rated
Static stability factor + dynamic rollover test rating.
Rollover Risk N/A
Not reported
NHTSA single-vehicle rollover probability, dynamic test.
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| SEATS | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20021231SEATS
WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BACK COLLAPSED BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT, NOONE WAS HURT CAUSE THE REAR SEAT WAS NOT OCCUPIED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BACK ALSO DID THE SAME THING A WHILE LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Mileage: 80,000
20001219TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER HAD TIRES INSPECTED AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 00T-005 DUE TO MANUFACTURING LOCATION, SOON AFTER THE CONSUMER NOTICED A SIX INCH TREAD SEPARATION AND REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES, CONDUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. NLM
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 1990 Dodge Ramcharger have?▼
The 1990 Dodge Ramcharger has 2 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 1990 Dodge Ramcharger?▼
The most-complained component for the 1990 Dodge Ramcharger is TIRES:TREAD/BELT with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include SEATS.
Is the 1990 Dodge Ramcharger safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Data vintage: August 2026. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 1990 Dodge Ramcharger; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.