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2022 Ram 4500 problems

NHTSA lists 3 complaints for the 2022 Ram 4500, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as RAM 4500.

At a glance

Complaints
3
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
4
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
2
Recall potential units (maximum)
302,067
Investigations
1
Open investigations
1
Manufacturer communications
475

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN3100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure3100.0%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
low266.7%0.65
moderate133.3%0.98

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 3 tagged complaints of 3 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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4 recalls.

25V765000

Date: 2025-11-06. Systems: AIR BAGS, STEERING.

Defect: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Ram 1500, Ram 2500, Ram 3500, Ram 4500, and Ram 5500 vehicles. The steering column control module may cause the driver's side air bag not to deploy as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence: A driver's side air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the steering column control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning December 11, 2025. Owners may contact Chrysler customer service at 800-853-1403. Chrysler's number for this recall is 14C. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning November 13, 2025.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

23V060000

Date: 2023-02-09. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2023 Ram 2500, 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, and 4500, 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles equipped with a Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel engine. An electrical short may occur in the heater grid relay with the ignition on or off. (excerpt)

Consequence: An electrical short in the relay can result in an engine compartment fire with the ignition on or off, increasing the risk of injury. (excerpt)

Remedy: Owners are advised to park outside and away from structures until the recall repair is complete. Dealers will replace the relay, free of charge. This will be a Phased campaign. Phase 1 will include 2023 model year vehicles. FCA US will notify dealers on or about 3/23/2023 and begin notifying owners on or about 4/5/2023. Phase 2 will include 2022 model year vehicles and Phase 3 will include 20 (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: Yes.

22V642000

Date: 2022-08-26. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Defect: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2022 Ram 3500, 3500 Cab Chassis, Ram 2500, and 4500 and 5500 Cab Chassis vehicles equipped with Cummins 6.7L turbo diesel engines. The engine control module (ECM) may have been built with a misaligned capacitor that can short-circuit, resulting in an internal loss of communication.

Consequence: An internal loss of communication can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the ECM, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 20, 2022. Owners may contact FCA US, LLC customer service at 1-800-853-1403. FCA US, LLC's number for this recall is Z87.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

21V798000

Date: 2021-10-14. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Ram 3500, 2500 pickup trucks, and Ram 3500, 4500, and 5500 cab chassis vehicles equipped with Cummins 6.7L Turbo Diesel engines. An electrical short in the relay may cause a vehicle fire with the ignition on or off. (excerpt)

Consequence: A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury. (excerpt)

Remedy: Owners are advised to park these vehicles outside of buildings or structures, and not near other vehicles, until the vehicle has been remedied. Dealers will inspect and, if needed, replace the Solid State Intake Heater Grid Relay ("Relay"); if FCA US Recall ID Y08 (NHTSA Recall ID 21V-163) is open, then insulating material will be applied to the Relay after inspection. Owner notification letters (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: Yes.

Investigations

1 investigations; 1 open.

PE24009

Opened: 2024-03-27. Closed: Not listed.

2022 RAM Transmission Snap Ring Failure

The Office of Defect Investigations (ODI) has received 82 complaints alleging loss of motive power due to an internal transmission failure of the K1 snap ring in model year 2022 Ram 3500, 4500, and 5500 vehicles. Of these complaints, 16 describe a complete loss of motive power at speeds greater than 25 miles per hour, without the ability for the vehicle to resume normal operation. The subject vehi

Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

475 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM146
EQUIPMENT94
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING43
BACK OVER PREVENTION40
POWER TRAIN26
STRUCTURE26
ENGINE25
UNKNOWN OR OTHER25

11036753

Date: 2026-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

RADIATOR - ENGINE COOLING

11036754

Date: 2026-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

RADIATOR - ENGINE COOLING

11035980

Date: 2026-07-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

SENSOR - TURBOCHARGER SPEED

11035981

Date: 2026-07-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE.

SENSOR - TURBOCHARGER SPEED

11035073

Date: 2026-07-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

INJECTOR - FUEL

11035080

Date: 2026-07-08. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

INJECTOR - FUEL

11035074

Date: 2026-07-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

CORE a HEATER

11034909

Date: 2026-06-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE.

SWITCH a HEADLAMP

11034910

Date: 2026-06-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE.

SWITCH a HEADLAMP

11034390

Date: 2026-06-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Instrument Panel Cluster (IPC) and Radio Compass Display has Dashes (--)

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
45003

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