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2012 Dodge Ram 1500 body & structure problems

Owners reported body & structure problems in 24 complaints for the 2012 Dodge Ram 1500, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
24 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
76,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
7 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When body & structure problems show up

Body & structure complaints by mileage, 2012 Dodge Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 76,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 76,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 42% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 76,000 miles, and 42% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 7 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving my sons 2012 ram 1500 4x4 crew cab with less than 20k on the odometer back from texas to north carolina. I fell asleep at the wheel and we ran into a portable tow behind highway construction sign, bounced off a guard rail and then rolled several times down the freeway embankment on I-20 in tuscaloosa alabama. Not one of the 6 airbags in the vehicle deployed.

Reported at 18,000 miles, June 2013 CrashInjury

When moving vehicle after fueling, truck was stopped, put in park and driver opened the door to exit the vehicle. The truck unexpectedly began moving backward and the driver was knocked to the ground by the door. The door caught the door on the fuel pump guard post, bending the door back beyond 90 degrees and bending the hinge, and causing irreparable damage to the door and fender, and also caused damage to a car fueling at the pump when it struck it. The door does not open or close properly.

Reported at 136,000 miles, March 2021 CrashInjury

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