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Dodge RAM 4500 at salvage auctions

Dodge RAM 4500: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Dodge RAM 4500: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars2
Median retail value$35,232
Median repair cost, % of value39%
Median odometer179,848 mi
Model year
22008
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1 50%
  2. Undercarriage 1 50%
Yard state
  1. DE1 50%
  2. TX1 50%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

53 complaints about the Dodge RAM 4500 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints53
With a crash2
With a fire1
Injured0
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Steering
    median 70,500 mi at failure
    27 51%
  2. Suspension
    median 50,000 mi at failure
    6 11%
  3. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 5,000 mi at failure
    5 9%
  4. Brakes
    median 70,712 mi at failure
    4 8%
  5. Fuel and propulsion 3 6%
  6. Electrical system
    median 30,000 mi at failure
    3 6%
  7. Engine and cooling 2 4%
  8. Wheels and tires
    median 77,953 mi at failure
    1 2%
  9. Exterior lighting
    median 30,000 mi at failure
    1 2%
Complaints by model year
2008
2010
192012

Recalls

12 recall campaigns for the Dodge RAM 4500.

Recall campaigns by model year
2008
2010
92012

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.