Ram backover prevention problems
Across all Ram models in NHTSA's complaint database, 206 complaints involve backover prevention. The 1500 accounts for the largest share (54%). The single worst model year is the 2021 Promaster with 25 backover prevention complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 206 about backover prevention, all Ram models
- Most affected
- 1500 54% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 52 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ram models
Worst model years for backover prevention
- 2021 Ram Promaster25 complaints
- 2019 Ram 150020 complaints
- 2018 Ram 150018 complaints
- 2021 Ram 150017 complaints
- 2025 Ram 150017 complaints
Backover prevention complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 | 7 |
Among the 52 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.