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1988 Dodge Ram 50 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Aug 20, 2002
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Feb 22, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1988 Dodge Ram 50. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–9 of 9

Fuel system
Filed Aug 20, 2002

REAR GAS TANK BRACKET FAILED (RUSTED TRHOUGH) ALLOWING TANK TO SWING DOWN AND SKID ALONG PAVEMENT. ACCIDENT AVOIDED DUE TO LOW SPEED AND RAPID STOP. *TT

NHTSA ID
786438
Incident
Aug 10, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 4, 2000

TREAD COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF ON HIGHWAY( DOT NUMBER: )

NHTSA ID
733420
Incident
Oct 1, 2000
Engine
Filed May 18, 1998

ENGINE MAKING NOISE.

NHTSA ID
535851
Seat belts
Filed Sep 4, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

CONSUMER WAS IN A 4 CAR PILE-UP CRASH, HER VEHICLE WAS THE FOURTH CAR. WAS DRIVING APPROX. 20-32 MPH. WEARING SEAT BELT WHEN THE THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE SHOULDER STRAP OF DRIVER SIDE COLLAPSED, ALLOWING CONSUMER'S 110LBS UPPER BODY TO HIT THE STEERING AREA AND WHEEL; THIGHS BRUISED ON ARM REST . *AK

NHTSA ID
816032
Incident
Jul 31, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Aug 28, 1997

RECALL 95V-103003, WAITING ON PARTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
815814
Seat belts
Filed Nov 26, 1996

ALL THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE VEHICLE DO NOT WORK RECEIVED RECALL # 95V183000 THERE ARE NO PARTS . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

NHTSA ID
805639
Seat belts
Filed Oct 10, 1995

#95V103003 THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT UNLATCH . TT CONSUMER STATES THE PLASTIC LOOKS LIKE IT HAS BROKEN AND LODGED IN MECHANISM CAUSING TO NOT TO UNLATCH. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973134
Incident
Sep 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1995

BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULDN'T LOCK LIKE SOMETHING THAT IS JAMMED INSIDE. TT

NHTSA ID
960900
Incident
Feb 28, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Feb 22, 1995

MODEL #524 SEATBELT BUCKLE JAMS AND IS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE.

NHTSA ID
960409
Incident
Jan 1, 1993

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .