1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2011 Dodge RAM. Owners have filed 1,249 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Dodge dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2011 Dodge RAM. Check your RAM by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 1,249 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Dodge RAM, reporting 36 crashes, 21 fires, 33 injuries. Dodge has issued at least 285 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 1,249 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Dodge RAM. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“Vehicle was parked and turned off for 4 days. Spontaneously combusted from the engine bay. Local fire department extinguished. No open recalls found, indicating an un-fused component failure.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765679
“The contact owns a 2011 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, an abnormal clunk was heard coming from under the vehicle before the rear end of the drive shaft disconnected. No warning lights illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11668619
“Don't know, the fireman,said the engine caught on fire, some how look like from on top pointed to the top. I believe I believe it was exhaust? Fire department would write out report and send it to me.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11516414
“2011 DODGE RAM 5500. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FIRE AND DIESEL FUEL HEATER ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR RECALL NOTICE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10720913
“OUR DELIVERY DRIVER WAS RETURNING TO SHOP AFTER A DELIVERY. HE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. HE NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BECOMING VERY HARD WHEN HE PUSHED ON IT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF BRAKING POWER, HE HAD NO BRAKES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10607012
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2011 Dodge RAM is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Dodge dealer.