2022 RAM 5500
Typical pattern 12.5% of complaints about the 2022 RAM 5500 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2022 vehicle — around the middle of the 181 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 1.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is power train (24 complaints), typically at 1.8 yr or about 8,000 miles.
- Complaints
- 32
- Median age at failure
- 1.8 yr
- Median mileage
- 8,000 n=10
- Crash / fire / tow
- 34.4% of reports
- Safety recalls
- 4 2 do not drive
23V060000 2023-02-09 Do not drive
Electrical system:wiring:relays/solenoids
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.
An electrical short in the relay can result in an engine compartment fire with the ignition on or off, increasing the risk of injury.
21V798000 2021-10-14 Do not drive
Electrical system:wiring:relays/solenoids
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.
A vehicle fire increases the risk of injury.
25V765000 2025-11-06
Air bags:frontal
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."
A driver's side air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
22V642000 2022-08-26
Engine and engine cooling:engine:engine control module (ecu/ecm)
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.
An internal loss of communication can result in a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.