2013 RAM 1500 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2013 RAM 1500 has 10 recalls, the most serious involving the airbag system: side impact calibrations in the occupant restraint controller can trigger airbags too easily, and separately, rough driving conditions or road debris can knock out rollover sensing and disable the curtain airbags and seatbelt pretensioners entirely. The restraint controller also has a second vulnerability where a rollover sensor fault illuminates the airbag warning light and shuts off rollover protection until the engine is restarted. On the stability and chassis side, the electronic stability control system can be disabled at startup on 4x4 models, leaving the truck without skid and traction intervention in corners or slippery conditions. The parking brake equalizer was set incorrectly during assembly on certain trucks, meaning the brake may not hold the vehicle on a slope and the truck can roll when parked. Two visibility recalls describe the same issue: a coolant bypass valve that sticks and cuts flow to the heater core, leaving the windshield defroster unable to clear moisture or ice and reducing forward visibility. Rounding out the list, a compliance recall covers certain trucks where the daytime running lights were not enabled due to a configuration error.