Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2021 Ram 1500 has 43 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
43
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2026 | STEERING | Losing power steering intermittently. |
| Jan 23, 2026 | STEERING | No issues with steering on vehicle in about 81,000 miles since new. Yesterday, started vehicle, n... |
| Dec 29, 2025 | STEERING | The issue started with power steering failure warning light flashed and then went of a couple times.... |
| Nov 25, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | Alt/Gen failure stopped the truck in the middle of an intersection No transmission power steering li... |
| Oct 9, 2025 | STEERING | On 10\09\2025 I was backing into a parking spot and when I was trying to adjust the position of the ... |
| Jul 25, 2025 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Vehicle was a 2021 Ram 1500 (60k miles) with no known problems or issues. Drove home during during ... |
| May 22, 2025 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 5 to 10 MPH, the power st... |
| May 1, 2025 | STEERING,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | In early October 2025, my 2021 RAM 1500 experienced a steering malfunction in which the vehicle atte... |
| Apr 21, 2025 | STEERING | The steering rack on my 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 is defective. The steering system becomes disabled and s... |
| Apr 16, 2025 | STEERING | On April 16, 2025 I was driving home from work. I went to steer to the right around a turn and my st... |
| Apr 15, 2025 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,WHEELS | While making a turn in a parking garage at low speed, I heard a loud popping sound. When I got out t... |
| Mar 15, 2025 | STEERING | I recently purchased this vehicle and have experienced intermittent power steering failure, posing a... |
| Feb 25, 2025 | STEERING,PARKING BRAKE | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds and depres... |
| Jan 29, 2025 | STEERING | While driving the power steering cuts out and flashes on the dash power steering unavailable, servic... |
| Nov 29, 2024 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owns a 2021 RAM 1500. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the tra... |
| Oct 30, 2024 | STEERING | The Electronic Power Steering malfunction while driving. The “Service Power Steering” warning light ... |
| Oct 15, 2024 | STEERING | Steering wheel/power steering sticks at a certain point when steering to the left on road curves at ... |
| Oct 5, 2024 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | My lights on dash come on stablizer,abs, anti slip and 4 wheel drive and it wants to jerk to left li... |
| Sep 6, 2024 | STEERING | Steering went out as I was turning “right”onto the street we live. The vehicle would not turn thus c... |
| Aug 26, 2024 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2021 Ram 1500. The contact stated that while reversing, the steering wheel seized... |