2024 RAM 1500 Problems: 10 Known Issues

On the 2023-2024 RAM 1500, ram 1500 trucks from the 2023 and 2024 model years are among the vehicles in NHTSA recall 24V199000. The steering column control module in these trucks may not have been welded properly. If it wasn't, the driver's air bag may fail to deploy in a crash — a non-compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 on occupant crash protection, and a real increase in injury risk for whoever is behind the wheel. FCA US (Stellantis) filed the campaign under recall numbers 14B, 33B, 34B, 35B and 36B, covering a mix of Ram, Jeep and Chrysler vehicles. This is a distinct campaign from the other steering-column-module recall on the 1500; a VIN check is the only reliable way to tell which apply to your truck.

On the 2019-2026 RAM 1500, chrysler recalled 1,271,294 RAM 1500 pickups covering model years 2019 through 2026 because the second-row seat belt buckle anchors may have been improperly installed — the buckle anchor was not attached to the body structure as designed. In a crash the anchor can pull free and the belt will not restrain the rear-seat occupant. NHTSA recorded the trucks as non-compliant with FMVSS 210, 'Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.' This is one of the largest campaigns filed against the truck and it reaches all the way into current 2026 production, so a brand-new truck on a dealer lot can be affected. Owner notification letters were expected August 18, 2026 with VINs searchable from August 6, 2026.

On the 2024-2025 RAM 1500, a repeating and clearly-defined complaint pattern on 2024-2025 RAM 1500 trucks with the 48V eTorque mild hybrid: at low speed — pulling out of a driveway, rolling in stop-and-go traffic, backing up, or the moment auto stop/start releases — the engine cuts out, the transmission independently selects PARK while the truck is still rolling, and the electric parking brake applies itself. The battery/charging telltale illuminates and some trucks display 'Reduced Battery Capacity'; owners report the alternator gauge showing no output with system voltage sitting at 12V. Restarting requires selecting PARK with the rotary shifter and pressing the start button, sometimes several times. The evidence points to the 48V belt-starter-generator charging path or the auxiliary/48V battery and its sensor dropping out under load, which the powertrain treats as a propulsion fault and responds to by securing the vehicle.

On the 2019-2024 RAM 1500, the optional 12-inch portrait Uconnect display (Uconnect 4C NAV on 2019-2021 trucks, Uconnect 5 from the 2022 model year) on 5th-gen DT Ram 1500 trucks fails in several ways distinct from the older 8.4 Uconnect freeze/reboot issue. Owners report the screen going completely black/blank and not turning on, vertical lines across the LCD, and visual artifacts. Some failures are LCD-panel hardware (heat/age driven), others are software (memory leaks, failed updates, process crashes) that produce a frozen or black display. Because radio audio sometimes still works via steering-wheel controls, the fault is clearly the display/head unit rather than the speakers. Dealers typically diagnose this as a full head-unit (radio) replacement, which is expensive.

On the 2023-2024 RAM 1500, recall 24V729 (FCA campaign A1B) covers certain 2023-2024 RAM 1500 vehicles. The turn-signal self-canceling feature may not work correctly, creating an FMVSS 108 noncompliance and increasing crash risk when the displayed signal does not match driver intent. The remedy is a dealer inspection of affected VINs, with steering-column control module replacement as necessary.

On the 2019-2025 RAM 1500, bulletin 09-011-25 describes cylinder-specific misfire codes, rough idle or valvetrain noise that may be related to worn intake camshaft high-lift lobes and/or intake rocker high-lift slider wear on specified upgraded 3.6L engines. It does not establish the older generic needle-bearing failure account for all Pentastar engines. 2019–2025 Ram 1500 DT built on or before November 14, 2024 with upgraded 3.6L ERC or ERG engines. Not the 5.7L HEMI, EcoDiesel or older 2013–2018 scope. This is an information-only bulletin, not a recall or authorization for repair.

On the 2009, 2011, 2013-2024 RAM 1500, on the RAM 1500, P0011 is overwhelmingly a Variable Valve Timing (VVT) fault on the 5.7L Hemi, and secondarily on the 3.6L Pentastar V6. The Hemi uses a single central cam phaser fed oil pressure through one oil control valve (the VVT solenoid, mounted at the front of the engine near the timing cover). The PCM commands the phaser to a target intake-cam angle and monitors the actual angle via the cam/crank sensors. When the solenoid's fine oil screen clogs with sludge/varnish, or the solenoid sticks, oil flow to the phaser is no longer regulated and the intake cam advances past the commanded position — the PCM flags P0011 (over-advanced, bank 1). The root cause is almost always oil-related: extended oil-change intervals, low level, or off-spec/thick oil that will not flow through the small VVT passages, especially on cold starts. On higher-mileage Hemis, a P0011 (often alongside P0016/P000B) can also be the leading edge of the well-known Hemi cam/lifter wear failure — wear metal contaminating the oil seizes the phaser and solenoid, so P0011 should not be dismissed as 'just a solenoid' on a ticking, high-mileage engine.

On the 2019-2025 RAM 1500, the 2019+ RAM 1500 equipped with the optional four-corner air suspension system experiences compressor failures, air spring leaks, height sensor malfunctions, and control module issues. The truck may sag on one corner, fail to raise/lower, or display "Service Air Suspension System" warnings. The air compressor works constantly trying to compensate for leaks, eventually burning out. Cold weather accelerates air spring rubber deterioration. FCA air-suspension bulletins listed for the Ram 1500 include S1902000008 (compressor module assembly replacement), S2208000197 ('Service Air Suspension' cluster message) and 0812723 (air suspension control module flash). Individual air spring replacement costs $300-600 per corner, compressor replacement is $800-1,500, and a full system overhaul can exceed $3,000.

On the 2019, 2021-2024 RAM 1500, recall 24V653/75B concerns ABS control-module software that can disable electronic stability control. The report identifies ABS, ESC, adaptive-cruise and forward-collision warning lamps at startup. This is separate from 24V794, the 2025-only front wheel-bearing encoder-ring campaign; their model-year populations do not overlap. Certain 2019 and 2021–2024 Ram 1500 DT trucks built October 31, 2017–February 14, 2024, subject to VIN confirmation. Model year 2020 is not in the described population. Recall 24V794/97B concerns 2025 trucks only and does not provide a hardware remedy for this software campaign.

On the 2019-2024 RAM 1500, bulletin 09-001-24 describes cold ticking from the exhaust manifold area. A technician confirms a crack, distinguishing it from a normal casting parting line or fin; the bulletin is not evidence that every HEMI has broken bolts. 2019–2024 Ram 1500 DT with 5.7L EZL eTorque or EZH engines. This bulletin does not establish coverage for the older 2009–2018 claims carried in the historical record.