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2019 Ram 1500: recalls and problems

30 recalls and 1,479 owner complaints on file with NHTSA. The most-reported problem area is electrical system.

30recalls
1,479complaints
76crashes reported
11fires reported
63injuries reported

Recalls

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Most common problems

  • Electrical System367 · 25%
  • Steering333 · 23%
  • Unknown Or Other234 · 16%
  • Engine228 · 15%
  • Power Train205 · 14%
  • Service Brakes114 · 8%
  • Structure81 · 5%
  • Fuel/Propulsion System79 · 5%
  • Air Bags73 · 5%
  • Visibility/Wiper67 · 5%

What owners report

Unknown Or Other

My differential totally stopped me dead in the middle of a 5 lane highway. a very scary experience. i googled and read that there was a recall on 2018-2019 rams for inadequate lubrication of the differential components. i get regular oil changes and the 100 point inspection each time.. so why has this occurred? dodge has dropped the ball or my truck is a part of the recall, correct?

Service Brakes, Hydraulic,Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

The contact owns a 2019 ram 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 24v653000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control (esc). the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the dealer contacted stellantis and there was an attempted download of the software upgrade. while attempting to download the software upgrade, the download failed, and the attempt caused the abs and esc warning lig

Engine And Engine Cooling

My local dodge dealer infromed me that my oil pan needs replaced when i took truck in for normal routine maintenance. a 1700.00 repair and my 2019 dodge ram bighorn truck was out of warranty. this is a saftey hazzard that dodge should be responisble for on a 6 year old truck with only 90,000 miles on it. a rusted oil pan can cause sudden oil loss and engine failure, which makes it a safety concern.

EngineCrash

The vehicle loses power unexpectedly without triggering a mif indicator or logging a obdii diagnostic code. the problem is the crankshaft position sensor temporarily fails causing the vehicle to stall, in my case, in stop and go traffic, which caused an accident. once the 'heat soak' effect passes, the vehicle start and drives normally again. the fix, to preventing it from happening again and solving the heat soak

Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. They are owner reports and have not been verified.

Crash-test ratings

VersionOverallFrontalSideRollover
2019 Ram 1500 Quad PU/EC 2WD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
2019 Ram 1500 Quad PU/EC 4WD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
2019 Ram 1500 Crew PU/CC 2WD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
2019 Ram 1500 Crew PU/CC 4WD★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★

Source: NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP APIs, covering 1500 CLASSIC, 1500. Last refreshed 2026-09-29.