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1986 Dodge RAM

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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18Owner complaints

Model-year median: 27

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Seat Belts
6Electrical System
3Tires
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2Unknown Or Other
2
All reported categories
Fuel System, Gasoline
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 18 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.

  • Seat Belts. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Tires. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports5 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

18 reports
Mileage unknown · Dec 17, 1996
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ODI #512996

Mileage unknown · Oct 16, 1996
Latches/locks/linkages

DOOR LATCH FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #509783

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 1996
Electrical SystemFire

THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #803107

Mileage unknown · May 9, 1996
Seat Belts

DEALER INDICATES PER MFR. COMPUTER INFO, VIN'S NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 95V103003, EVEN THOUGH BELTS DISPLAY TK ON THEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #984285

Mileage unknown · Sep 25, 1995
Wheels

WHEEL FELL OFF, CAUSING AXLE DAMAGE. ( NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)

NHTSA ODI #602455

Mileage unknown · Jun 21, 1995
Seat BeltsTiresCrashInjury

FRONT RIGHT SHOULDER/LAP BELT LATCH BROKE UPON IMPACT; RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW; VEHICLE HIT DIRT BANK; TUMBLED OVER.; VEHICLE TOTALED. TT

NHTSA ODI #967407

Mileage unknown · Mar 28, 1995
Seat BeltsCrash

TAKATA SEAT BELT. HIT OBJECT IN HIGHWAY, LOST CONTROL PASSENGERS SEAT BELT FAILED AND OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED. TT

NHTSA ODI #962663

Mileage unknown · Date not reported
Seat Belts

SEAT BELT RELEASE BUTTON BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL.

NHTSA ODI #515266

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

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