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2018 Ram 5500

Model year 2018: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 22, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

8 recalls for the 2018 Ram 5500 in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.

Nov 27, 2024. Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module

NHTSA counts 317,630 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 24V-896

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 27, 2021. Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs

NHTSA counts 447,985 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-398

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 13, 2019. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 1 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 29, 2018 to Apr 30, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-359

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 28, 2019. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 1 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 1, 2017 to May 16, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 19V-255

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 17, 2018. Electrical system: software; vehicle speed control: cruise control; electrical system: wiring

NHTSA counts 4,815,661 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Aug 20, 2013 to May 24, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-332

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 1, 2018. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

NHTSA counts 2,457 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 15, 2018 to Mar 15, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-277

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 8, 2018. Power train: automatic transmission

NHTSA counts 180,462 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jan 1, 2017 to Jan 10, 2018.

  • NHTSA campaign 18V-100

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 21, 2017. Equipment

NHTSA counts 61,791 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Jul 12, 2011 to Nov 14, 2017.

  • NHTSA campaign 17V-824

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

39 complaints to NHTSA, received from Feb 26, 2019 to Oct 19, 2026.

  • 1 complaint told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • None reports anyone injured or killed.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2018 Ram 5500 in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 22, 2026 and checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 22, 2026 and checked Oct 22, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 22, 2026.

How to read a record

Four things every record does, shown on an example record made up for this guide.

An example record, made up for this guide

An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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