2022 Ram 5500: owner complaints and recalls
Analysis of 26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA and 4 recall campaigns. Updated 2026-07-25.
26
Complaints
4
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
15.4
Severity index
Severity index 15.4 - Low. This weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints; see methodology.
What actually fails
| Component | Complaints | Share of complaints citing it |
|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 21 | 80.8% |
| STEERING | 3 | 11.5% |
| WHEELS | 1 | 3.8% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | 3.8% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 | 3.8% |
| FUEL SYSTEM | 1 | 3.8% |
| OTHER | 1 | 3.8% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 3.8% |
The single most-reported system is POWER TRAIN, cited in 21 of 26 complaints (80.8%). One complaint can name several systems, so these shares overlap and do not total 100%.
Complaints filed per year
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaint volume is rising - the last three years carry 12.0x the filings of the three before them, which usually signals a wear-related defect surfacing with age.
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21V798000 | 14/10/2021 | 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. |
| 22V642000 | 26/08/2022 | 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, |
| 23V060000 | 09/02/2023 | 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. |
| 25V765000 | 06/11/2025 | 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 F |
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.