https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the RAM 5500. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:29:11 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2170387 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Ram 5500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (Service Brake, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, a warning chime activated continuously. The ABS and Brake warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle wa https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2165888 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT The contact owned a 2021 Ram 5500. The contact stated that the vehicle is a flatbed tow truck, and while one of his drivers was driving at 48 MPH, the tow truck driver noticed that white/gray smoke was emitting from under the hood. It was unknown if the smoke entered the vehicle. The tow truck was towing a vehicle on a flatbed. The contact stated that the driver noticed multiple lights were illumi https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2161140 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Ram 5500. The contact received a notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while attempting to come to a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated to respond while the brake pedal was depressed. The ABS and the Traction Control warning lights were intermit https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2161380 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to repair the recall is not available. The manufacturer has exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Because the vehicle currently has this recall, the State of CA will not allow the vehicle to be registered and is now out of operation. In addition, this vehicle is used fo https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2161381 Mon, 29 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to repair the recall is not available. The manufacturer has exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Because the vehicle currently has this recall, the State of CA will not allow the vehicle to be registered and is now out of operation. In addition, this vehicle is used fo https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2147611 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was traveling down the hwy and and car went thru the stop sign. I could not stop in time and I t boned it. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2147612 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was traveling down the hwy and and car went thru the stop sign. I could not stop in time and I t boned it. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2147613 Tue, 11 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT I was traveling down the hwy and and car went thru the stop sign. I could not stop in time and I t boned it. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2140003 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2019 Ram 5500. While the contact's husband was driving the vehicle at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The driver became aware of an abnormally loud sound. Additionally, the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH while driving on a busy highway. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2135109 Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Ram 5500. 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 had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being driven at an undisclosed speed, the ABS and tractio https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2117816 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Ram 5500 .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 had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. The contact wa https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2110681 Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Ram 5500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS, traction control, speed control, and engine brake became inoperable. There was an abnormal ding sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (Service Brakes, Hydraul https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2106090 Wed, 02 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2016 Ram 5500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a regular occurrence. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the transfer case. The contact st https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2102226 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Ram 5500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to decelerate as intended and the brake pedal felt firm while being depressed. The contact stated that the ABS warning light w https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2093704 Tue, 20 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2018 Ram 5500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V896000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2093393 Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 Ram 5500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed during a heavy crosswind, the electronic stabilization system warning light illuminated, indicating that the system had deactivated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2077167 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Cummins 6.7L Turbocharger Actuator has failed at 17,809 Miles on this vehicle. Mopar has extended the warranty on this item for 10 years/180,000 miles under Warranty extension 09-001-22 Rev A. They have also extended the warranty on the Ram 2500 & 3500 series vehicles with the same engine and same turbocharger actuator to 15 years/150,000 miles under Warranty extension 09-005-22 Rev. A. The https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2077168 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Cummins 6.7L Turbocharger Actuator has failed at 17,809 Miles on this vehicle. Mopar has extended the warranty on this item for 10 years/180,000 miles under Warranty extension 09-001-22 Rev A. They have also extended the warranty on the Ram 2500 & 3500 series vehicles with the same engine and same turbocharger actuator to 15 years/150,000 miles under Warranty extension 09-005-22 Rev. A. The https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2065630 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Our driver told us that he lost steering. At 35 mph on a open highway (which is confirmed by our gps). He also has a clean driving record and has been driving box truck for decades with no incident. Once steering was lost the box truck to slam in into the barrier twice , than roll onto its side. There where no other cars involved in the accident and the truck is now totaled. There is so much damag https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2064231 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT My ABS pump went out, causing my stability control to not function and cruise control to not function. Cruise control would randomly deactivate, causing a momentary loss of control and ABS function. Dash light illuminated with codes relating to ABS pump and traction control. ABS pump was replaced (part no. 68195569AB) and problem was fixed, but FCA will not reimburse me since I did the work mysel https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2064232 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT My ABS pump went out, causing my stability control to not function and cruise control to not function. Cruise control would randomly deactivate, causing a momentary loss of control and ABS function. Dash light illuminated with codes relating to ABS pump and traction control. ABS pump was replaced (part no. 68195569AB) and problem was fixed, but FCA will not reimburse me since I did the work mysel https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2064233 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT My ABS pump went out, causing my stability control to not function and cruise control to not function. Cruise control would randomly deactivate, causing a momentary loss of control and ABS function. Dash light illuminated with codes relating to ABS pump and traction control. ABS pump was replaced (part no. 68195569AB) and problem was fixed, but FCA will not reimburse me since I did the work mysel https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2059645 Sun, 26 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT While unloading cargo, I was standing on the flatbed of the truck, leaning over the standing side-gates, without realizing they weren’t locked in place. The gates fell down onto a co-worker and I fell out of the truck. Similar incidents have occurred before and after this accident. These gate latches don’t have any warning systems in place to indicate when they are unlocked. It is unknown if thi https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2047717 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 Ram 5500. The contact stated that while driving at 20-25 MPH, the dual wheel tires detached from the vehicle and struck another vehicle. On another occasion while driving 60 MPH, the tires detached. There was no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V398000 (Wheels). The vehicle was repaired, but https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2047718 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2020 Ram 5500. The contact stated that while driving at 20-25 MPH, the dual wheel tires detached from the vehicle and struck another vehicle. On another occasion while driving 60 MPH, the tires detached. There was no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V398000 (Wheels). The vehicle was repaired, but https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2045784 Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT Intake air grid heater nut came off and blew the #6 piston and engine needs to be replaced. https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#recall-24V896000-ram-ram-5500-2018 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ram 2500 Pickup, Ram 3500 Pickup, 3500 Cab Chassis, 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles. The hydraulic control unit (HCU) may fail, which can cause the anti-lock brake (ABS), electronic stability control (ESC), and traction control systems to fail. https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#recall-24V896000-ram-ram-5500-2017 Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Ram 2500 Pickup, Ram 3500 Pickup, 3500 Cab Chassis, 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles. The hydraulic control unit (HCU) may fail, which can cause the anti-lock brake (ABS), electronic stability control (ESC), and traction control systems to fail. https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2037727 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT While driving on the freeway at 75 mph transfer case went into neutral. No power to wheels. I managed to coast off the freeway and then towed to dealership. Dodge 5500 trucks are used for heavy hauling such as fire trucks, ambulances and in the west ranchers. If a rancher is going down a steep grade with a heavy load (cattle/horses) they would not be able to STOP due to weight. Transfer case has https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500 https://plaincars.com/make/ram-5500#complaint-2037462 Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT Dealership confirmed K1 and K2 snap ring failure on a 22 Dodge Ram under warranty with 15933 miles. Transmission was manufactured in August of the truck build. On [XXX] while driving my 22 Ram 5500 the truck lost all forward gears while coming down the mountain with a loaded truck camper and pulling a trailer with an ATV. Truck was below GVWR. This truck had 15933 miles and 24 months old. All s