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1993 Dodge RAM 3500

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1993 Dodge RAM 3500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 124.5.

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20Owner complaints

Model-year median: 124.5

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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199110
199220
199370
1994108
1995124
1996
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Exterior Lighting
5Service Brakes, Hydraulic
5Steering
4Electrical System
3Suspension
3
All reported categories
Equipment
1Seats
1Structure
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 1 of 20 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Exterior Lighting complaints

5 reports
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Mileage unknown · Aug 30, 1999
Exterior Lighting

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH HAD TURNED RED HOT & MELTED CENTER CONNECTOR. WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 5 OTHER TIMES. THE LAST TIME SWITCH REPLACED, HAD TO BY PASS THE MIDDLE PRONG. TAKING BACK TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED & REPAIRED AGAIN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #846168

Mileage unknown · Oct 14, 1997
Electrical SystemExterior Lighting

HEAD LIGHT SWITCH FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #523727

Mileage unknown · Nov 19, 1996
Exterior Lighting

THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS BURNT OUT AS A RESULT OF THE CONNECTION TO THE TRAILER LIGHTS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #805313

Mileage unknown · Jul 29, 1995
Exterior Lighting

THE LIGHT SWITCH FAILED AT 23,000 MILES IT FAILED AT 6,000 MILE LATER ONLY HAVE THE HEAD LIGHT BEAM . TT

NHTSA ODI #969619

Mileage unknown · Jan 4, 1995
Exterior Lighting

HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS GONE OUT THREE TIMES. TT

NHTSA ODI #958221

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE93054 · Poor Brake Performance

Opened May 27, 1993 · Closed Dec 29, 1993

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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