Dodge Ram 2500

Dodge Sedan 1995-2003

Verify with official recall databases, service records, a mechanic inspection, and local market data before relying on this summary.

At a glance

Vehicle coverage snapshot

This snapshot uses the current page hierarchy, year-range meta, and vehicle taxonomy only.

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Make
Dodge
Model
Dodge Ram 2500
Year range
1995-2003
Generation
Coverage for this page is given by model year rather than a confirmed generation.
Vehicle taxonomy
No structured vehicle term available yet

Model-year and generation details come from structured catalogue data; confirm the exact vehicle from its VIN.

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What is on the record for the Dodge Ram 2500

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Body & structure1,066 (14.8%)
  • Brakes898 (12.5%)
  • Steering834 (11.6%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1998–2003.

Where a mileage was given (2,930 reports), it averaged 95,221 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

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Short answer

CarFaultIQ's corrected dataset covers the Dodge Ram 2500 for 1995-2003. This page is a structured model hub; issue-specific claims remain evidence-gated.

Key takeaways

  • Supported years: 1995-2003 | Source market coverage: US and Canada | Structured catalogue hub only; no unverified fault claims

Dodge Ram 2500 is represented in CarFaultIQ’s corrected vehicle catalogue for 1995-2003, with source coverage for US and Canada.

This catalogue hub is intended to organize verified model-year and configuration data. Recorded fuel categories: CNG, Natural Gas, Regular Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: not yet summarized. Recorded drivetrain categories: 4WD/AWD, 4X4, RWD.

These fields describe structured dataset coverage only. Reliability, common-problem, recall, complaint, repair-cost and drivability claims should be added only when model-specific evidence has been verified.

Structured vehicle data

These fields are read live from the imported v3.1 vehicle tables. They are configuration coverage, not reliability or safety conclusions.

  • Fuel types: Natural Gas, Regular Gasoline
  • Electrification: Gasoline
  • Drivetrain: 4WD/AWD, 4X4, RWD
  • Total structured variants: 89

2003 structured configurations

MarketTrim/source labelFuelElectrificationDriveTransmission
CanadaVanRegular GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic 4-speed
CanadaVanRegular GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic 4-speed
CanadaVanNatural GasNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic 4-speed
CanadaVanRegular GasolineNot specifiedNot specifiedAutomatic 3-speed
USVan | 2WD|Van|2WDRegular GasolineGasolineRWDAutomatic 4-speed
USVan | 2WD|Van|2WDRegular GasolineGasolineRWDAutomatic 4-speed
USVan | 2WD|Van|2WDRegular GasolineGasolineRWDAutomatic 3-speed
USVan | 2WD|Van|2WDCNGCNGRWDAutomatic 4-speed

Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

12 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 15V312000 — model years 2003

    Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2003 Dodge Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks manufactured August 29, 2002, to July 25, 2003 to address a safety defect in the passenger side frontal air bag inflator which may produce excessive internal pressure causing…

  • 13V528000 — model years 2003

    Chrysler Group LLC (Chrysler) is recalling certain model year 2003-2008 Dodge RAM 2500 4x4 and 3500 4x4, model year 2007-2008 Dodge RAM 3500 4x2 Cab Chassis and model year 2006-2008 Dodge RAM 1500 Mega Cab 4x4 trucks manufactured February 12, 2002, through February 13, 2008.…

  • 11V350000 — model years 2003

    CHRYSLER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 2500/3500 4X4, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; MODEL YEAR 2008-2011 DODGE RAM 3500 CAB CHASSIS 4X2, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 14, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 28, 2011; AND MODEL YEAR 2008 DODGE RAM 1500…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

42 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11034393 — model years 2002, 2003

    Trac-Rite Operation Diagnosis, Chatter, Shudder, Moving From A Stop And Turning

  • 11010205 — model years 2002, 2003

    Plate - Planetary

  • 10221686 — model years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

    KEY, Master If replacing the key/FOBIK on a WJ, KJ, TJ, or PT Cruiser, use the "AC" NIC level part number. The "AB" NIC level will not program to these platforms. For all other platforms, if the "AB" NIC level will not program to the…

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

14 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • EA21002 — model years 2003

    From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to…

  • EA15001 — model years 2003

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

  • AQ14003 — model years 2003

    RMD opened this audit query (AQ) investigation in order to better understand and evaluate Chrysler's process(es) for timely and efficient execution of its safety recall campaigns, including its oversight and management of its parts division Mopar.Prior to opening this investigation, RMD had raised concerns with…

Official NHTSA source

US owner complaint reports

2,805 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • STRUCTURE: 392 reports
  • STEERING: 254 reports
  • AIR BAGS: 185 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Used-car checks

No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.

Recall/safety notes

No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.

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