RAM 3500 News

Leading US ute brand Ram has put out a safety recall for some of its best-selling vehicles.Ram has issued a recall for its 2025 model year 1500 DT, 2500 DJ and 3500 D2 full-size pick-ups, following a software issue on some units causing safety system warnings not to display. There are more than 1000 units affected by the issue, as per a Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts recall notice. According to the recall notice, the instrument panel cluster may fail to illuminate the visual warnings for the brake system lights, gear selection indicators and other critical safety information. The notice goes on to state a loss of safety system warnings whilst driving could increase the risk of accident without prior warning, causing injury or death to vehicle occupants and other road users. The recall notice says owners of affected vehicles will be contacted in writing requesting they contact a Ram dealer to have the vehicle inspected and the work carried out for free. The Ram 1500 is the best-selling full-size pick-up in Australia, with more than 2500 sales so far in 2025. This is more than the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado, which are two of the best-selling vehicles in the full-size pick-ups’ native North American market. This is not the only recall notice currently out for the Ram brand, with the Ram 1500 DS impacted by an airbag inflator issue. There are six units affected by the issue, all built in 2019.A recall notice reads a manufacturing defect may cause the left-side curtain airbag inflators to unexpectedly rupture.According to the notice, if the airbag inflator ruptures, compressed gas and metal fragments may be propelled through the airbag cushion towards the vehicle occupants causing serious injury or death.  Ram 1500 undergoes the same extensive remanufacturing process in Australia as many of its other North American rivals, which has coincided with several recall issues popping up in recent times.The rivalling ford F-150 has been subject to several recall notices recently, and slapped with multiple stop-sales orders due to compliance issues. Most recently, the F-150 was part of a recall relating to an ARB driving light accessory which could catch fire.The ARB Solis lights writing harness was subject to corrosion consequent of moisture entering and subsequently generating excessive heat, leading to vehicle fire. 

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