Dodge Ram
Registered from 1996 to 2012.
About this model
The Dodge Ram Van is a range of full-size vans that were produced by Chrysler Corporation from the 1971 to 2003 model years. The B series replaced the forward control Dodge A100, transitioning to a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout that shared components with the D series pickup truck and had a conventional exterior hood for engine access. The model range consisted of a cargo van, a passenger van marketed as the Dodge Ram Wagon after introduction of the Ram nameplate for model year 1980, and a cutaway van chassis which was dropped in 1979.
From the Wikipedia article Dodge Ram Van, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Rollover | ★★★☆☆ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 310 hp · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway |
| 2011 | 345 hp · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2010 | 310 hp · 2683 kg · 3790 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2009 | 2612 kg · 3570 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway |
| 2008 | 2657 kg · 3570 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 2007 | 2657 kg · 3570 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 2006 | 2657 kg · 3570 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway |
| 2005 | 2612 kg · 3570 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 14.7 motorway |
| 2004 | 2336 kg · 3570 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 14.7 motorway · Wagon |
| 2003 | 2414 kg · 3570 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 14.7 motorway · Wagon |
| 2002 | 2218 kg · 3430 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 14.7 motorway · Wagon |
| 2001 | 2282 kg · 3430 mm wheelbase · 18.1 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 13.8 motorway · Van |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened September 2021, still open.
Electrical overstress
Engineering analysis, opened April 2019, closed September 2024.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Engineering analysis, opened February 2015, still open.
Chrysler's execution of 13V-528 & 529
Audit query, opened October 2014, closed May 2016.
Air Bag Inflator Rupture
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2014, closed March 2015.
Clutch Interlock Switch Malfunction
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 2014, closed December 2014.
Outer Tie Rod Failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2011, closed February 2012.
Turn signal malfunction
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 2008, closed April 2009.
2000-2001 dodge ram pickup hood latch
Preliminary evaluation, opened July 2008, closed December 2008.
Engine stall
Engineering analysis, opened November 2005, closed August 2007.
Engine stall
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 2005, closed November 2005.
False park
Engineering analysis, opened August 2004, closed December 2005.
False park
Preliminary evaluation, opened April 2004, closed August 2004.
Seat back failure
Defect petition, opened September 2003, closed April 2004.
Rear axle failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened December 2002, closed May 2003.
Tire valve
Preliminary evaluation, opened June 2002, closed October 2002.
Loss of throttle control
Preliminary evaluation, opened December 2000, closed March 2001.
Hood latch
Recall query, opened May 2000, closed April 2001.
Steering column fire
Defect petition, opened January 2000, closed April 2000.
Steering column fires
Engineering analysis, opened September 1999, closed May 2000.
Ignition switch
Preliminary evaluation, opened May 1999, closed September 1999.
Transmission quick connectors
Recall query, opened March 1998, still open.
Clutch hydraulic line
Engineering analysis, opened February 1998, closed May 1999.
Clutch hydraulic line failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened October 1997, closed February 1998.
Transmission fluid fires
Preliminary evaluation, opened November 1996, closed May 1997.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Dodge filed 322 bulletins about the 2012 Ram.
- Equipment: 76
- Electrical system: 50
- Engine and engine cooling: 50
- Power train: 23
- Structure: 15
- Visibility: 14
- Engine: 13
- Fuel system, gasoline: 11
- Service brakes, hydraulic: 8
- Wheels: 8
- Other: 54
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- Verify Reman part number availability. Order the "R" part number for all orders: Warranty, Mopar, customer pay and service contract. Order "68" part number for New unsold units only. · August 2025
- Lamp - dome · August 2025
- Lamp - dome · June 2025
- Lamp - dome · May 2025
- Gear - reaction sun · January 2025
314 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.