Structure complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Ram 1500 has 35 NHTSA structure complaints and 1 structure-related recall.
35
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V486000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
Chrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain 2015-2017 RAM 1500, 2500, and 3500 pickup trucks equipped with a power locking tailgate and either a 5 foot...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2023 | STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE MOVING TO SOUTH CAROLINA i NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS HANGING, A WIRE OR SOME TYP IF LINE, AS... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | STRUCTURE | Engine hood latch failed. Hood would not close. |
| Dec 17, 2022 | STRUCTURE | Tailgate does not latch properly. Falls open randomly. |
| Oct 15, 2022 | STRUCTURE | The tailgate recall was supposed to have been fixed, but it didn't work. The tailgate has dropped do... |
| Feb 9, 2022 | STRUCTURE | Front Fuel tank strap ripped out of the frame do to corrosion causing the front of the gas tank to d... |
| Dec 1, 2021 | STRUCTURE | The tailgate fell open while I was driving December 1, 2021. I had closed the tailgate before pullin... |
| Dec 5, 2020 | STRUCTURE | I HAD SAFETY RECALL U74 DONE IN JULY 2018 , IN MY TAILGATE . THE PROBLEM IS DOING THE SAME THING AGA... |
| Sep 12, 2020 | STRUCTURE | UNABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. CHEAP DESIGN CABLE AT THE HANDLE BROKE. VERY COMMON... |
| Jan 3, 2020 | STRUCTURE | I WAS UNLOADING GROCERIES FROM BED AREA. TRIED TO CLOSE THE TAILGATE AND TAILGATE WOULD NOT LATCH. I... |
| Sep 30, 2019 | STRUCTURE | WHEN I BOUGHT MY TRUCK IN SEPTEMBER 2018, EARNHARDT TOLD ME THEY FIXED THE RECALL TO THE TAILGATE, A... |
| Aug 9, 2019 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | INTERRION OF TRUCK FILLS UP WITH WATER BECAUSE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, MANIFOLD BOLTS AND GASKETS NEED RE... |
| Mar 18, 2019 | STRUCTURE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ABOUT 4 WEEKS AGO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODE READS AS FUEL TEMPERATURE SENSOR. AFTER T... |
| Mar 1, 2019 | STRUCTURE | 3RD BRAKE LIGHT NOT SEALED AND ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER TRUCK. CAN INTERIORS LINER WET AND STAINS. BACK... |
| Jan 1, 2019 | STRUCTURE,SEATS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | PASSENGER SIDE STORAGE WELL WAS COMPLETELY FILLED WITH WATER. WENT UNNOTICED FOR UNKNOWN NUMBER OF D... |
| Dec 23, 2018 | STRUCTURE,ENGINE | MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE ON DEC 23 2018. ALL GAUGES SUGGESTED... |
| Sep 28, 2018 | STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | RUNNING BOARD BROKE OFF DUE TO ERRORS WITH RIVETS FASTENED TO THE BODY INSTEAD OF CHASSIS FRAME |
| Sep 21, 2018 | STRUCTURE,WHEELS,ENGINE | ON 9/21/18 MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HIS TRUCK SHUT OFF CAUSING HI... |
| Aug 4, 2018 | STRUCTURE | TAILGATE HAS FALLEN OPEN TWICE WITHOUT NOTICE. FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD JUST STARTED MY TRUCK A... |
| Jun 26, 2018 | STRUCTURE,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 RAM 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18... |
| May 28, 2018 | STRUCTURE | THE TAILGATE FALLS/ SLAMS OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WHILE PARKED. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE T... |