Ram body & structure problems
Across all Ram models in NHTSA's complaint database, 600 complaints involve body & structure. The 1500 accounts for the largest share (70%). The single worst model year is the 2019 1500 with 81 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 600 about body & structure, all Ram models
- Most affected
- 1500 70% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 26,000 miles 309 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 45 and 18
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ram models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 420 | 70% |
| 2500 | 107 | 18% |
| 3500 | 40 | 7% |
| Promaster | 22 | 4% |
| Promaster City | 4 | 1% |
| 5500 | 2 | 0% |
| Promaster 2500 | 2 | 0% |
| 4500 | 1 | 0% |
| Promaster 3500 | 1 | 0% |
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2019 Ram 150081 complaints
- 2015 Ram 150049 complaints
- 2020 Ram 150044 complaints
- 2014 Ram 150042 complaints
- 2013 Ram 150040 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2013 | 48 |
| 2014 | 66 |
| 2015 | 63 |
| 2016 | 56 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 117 |
| 2020 | 61 |
| 2021 | 55 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 |
Among the 309 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 26,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.