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What 694 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ram 1500 Crew Cab

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (694)Crash / fire / injury (45)Electrical system (174)Engine (163)Fuel system (121)Transmission & drivetrain (92)Airbags (80)Brakes (51)Steering (47)Lights (45)Speed control (28)Body & structure (24)

1 of 694 complaints match · Lights · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Nov 4, 2015LightsCrash

THE INADEQUATE LIGHTING PREVENTED DRIVER OF SEEING DEER ON SHOULDER OF ROAD AND AS DEER WALKED OUT INTO LANE TRUCK HIT THE ANIMAL WITH LEFT FRONT CORNER OF PICKUP. HAVING DRIVEN DODGE PICKUPS SINCE 07 THERE HEADLIGHTS ARE HORRIBLE FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. THEY NEED RECALLED AND ESPECIALLY UPTO 2014. THEY HAVE SLIGHTLY IMPROVED BUT ARE NO WHERE NEAR SAFE.

NHTSA ODI 10788208

Working with the data? Download all 694 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 14, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Ram 1500 Crew Cab verdict →