2026 RAM 3500
20 owner-reported issues
What this means
20 NHTSA complaints filed on 2026 RAM 3500. Light sample — pattern recognition is limited but specific complaints may still be useful. The dominant complaint patterns are: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (20%), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES (15%), TIRES (10%). These three categories cover 45% of all reports — typical signal that there are 2-3 known systemic issues on this make/model/year, not random faults.
Top reported issues
- #1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM4 (20%)
- #2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES3 (15%)
- #3TIRES2 (10%)
- #4ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE2 (10%)
- #5VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,BACK OVER PREVENTION,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE1 (5%)
- #6SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE1 (5%)
- #7SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1 (5%)
- #8ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING1 (5%)
- #9ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES1 (5%)
- #10ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER1 (5%)
Recent complaint examples
Just driving down the road and abs service, traction control service, 4wd service, automatic emergency brake disabled front and rear sensor service lights come on then go off and come back on later with a check engine light vehicle has less than. 500 miles…
The contact owns a 2026 Ram 3500. The contact stated that occasionally while hauling a trailer and driving at various speeds, the factory-integrated Trailer Brake Controller failed to respond as intended. Additionally, while driving during strong winds, the vehicle was pushed off…
Hello, I am formally documenting a serious safety incident involving my recently purchased 2026 Dodge Ram 3500 Tradesman 6.7L dually, purchased from Towbin Dodge in [XXX] , on May 9, 2026. On May 13, 2026—only five days after purchase—we were operating the truck for our dum…
Vehicle sends cluster warnings about Auto Emergency Braking unavailable/inoperable, Electronic Stability Control needs service, Antilock Brake System needs service, Parksense Unavailable, and ultimately the Check Engine indicator illuminates after restarting the vehicle. An error…
This is related to the 2025/2026 Ram 3500 U1412 code relating to anti lock brake system. On this date I got an ABS warning light and check engine light. The vehicle would not turn off, was not sure if it was in gear or not, and multiple other lights came on the dash. Vehicle towe…
Second incident relating to U1412 code where ABS related warning lights coming on. On 1/19/26 it had the same issue but was towed due to undriveable and would turn off. This time I drove straight to Dodge dealership where they got the codes, unlike last time due to batteries dead…
Vehicle at dealership a third time for same issue relating to U1412 code associated with ABS system. First time it was towed on 1/19/2026 and second time I took it to the dealership before it required towing on 3/26/2026. This time the truck required towing again after not being …
The contact owns a 2026 Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V059000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of…
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