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Dodge Ram 1500 · 2009

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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Severity pendingNHTSA·13V038000·2013-02-06
Chrysler Recalls Trucks Due to Rear Axle Pinion Nut Loosening Risk
Chrysler is recalling specific 2009-2012 Ram 1500, Dodge Dakota, Durango, and Chrysler Aspen trucks because the rear axle pinion nut may loosen, potentially causing a loss of vehicle control.
Product
DODGE — DODGE, CHRYSLER DAKOTA, RAM 1500, DURANGO, ASPEN
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide
Severity pendingNHTSA·12V474000·2012-10-02
Chrysler Recalls 2009-2010 Ram 1500 and Dakota Trucks for Rear Axle Defect
Chrysler is recalling 2009-2010 Ram 1500 and Dakota trucks because the rear axle pinion nut may loosen, potentially causing loss of vehicle control.
Product
DODGE — DODGE RAM 1500, DAKOTA
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

2009Not rated by NHTSA
3 trims tested for 2009; overall ratings can differ by trim.
View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 1 open

PE14019 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:driveline:differential unit
PE12021 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:automatic transmission
PE11009 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
PE08052 Preliminary Evaluation · power train:automatic transmission:lever and linkage:column shift
EA06004 Engineering Analysis · open · steering
EA05018 Engineering Analysis · power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

2005 · powertrain — 562 complaints, median 111,081 mi
Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2009 · powertrain — 216 complaints, median 71,000 mi
2010 · powertrain — 209 complaints, median 60,000 mi
Includes 1 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2005 · engine — 129 complaints, median 60,000 mi
Includes 4 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
2006 · powertrain — 86 complaints, median 100,000 mi
Includes 4 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.

Technical service bulletins

430 manufacturer service bulletins across 8 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

2010: 3.5/5 · 486 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
2009: 3.2/5 · 679 complaints · most complained-of: powertrain
2008: 2.1/5 · 579 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
2007: 2.2/5 · 534 complaints · most complained-of: airbags
2006: 1.6/5 · 817 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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