Dodge RAM 50 problems

Owners have filed 36 complaints about the Dodge RAM 50 with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 1991. More of them are about the seat belts than anything else.

Every Dodge RAM 50 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

1 1 12 10 5 5 2

85 86 87 88 89 90 91

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

Year	Grade	Complaints	Crashes	Median miles	Most reported
1991	—	2	0	—	Brakes
1990	—	5	0	—	Brakes
1989	—	5	0	—	Seat Belts
1988	—	10	1	—	Seat Belts
1987	—	12	0	—	Seat Belts
1986	—	1	0	—	Seat Belts
1985	—	1	0	—	Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Dodge RAM 50

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Seat Belts 22 61.1%

Worst in 1987

Brakes 3 8.3%

Worst in 1990

Fuel & Propulsion 3 8.3%

Worst in 1988

Engine & Cooling 2 5.6%

Worst in 1988

Electrical System 1 2.8%

Worst in 1990

Steering 1 2.8%

Worst in 1987

Body & Structure 1 2.8%

Worst in 1991

Suspension 1 2.8%

Worst in 1990

Tires 1 2.8%

Worst in 1988

Other & Unspecified 1 2.8%

Worst in 1989

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Dodge RAM 50, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 5 Mar 2019

Compare the Dodge RAM 50

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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