Dodge RAM 3500
2003 only
2003 Dodge RAM 3500 have 191 classified complaints on record for that year specifically, plus 3 recalls. The most common issue in this year is Airbags, seatbelts and restraints, typically surfacing around 104,500 miles.
Computed directly from stored federal records for 2003 model years only — not blended with the rest of this vehicle's production run. See the full Dodge RAM 3500 report for every year combined.
Where this year fits
What breaks, and when — 2003 only
Median onset: 104,500 miles. 1.3% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 88,000 miles. 3.9% of these reported an injury, a death, or a crash with fire.
More common in older model years.
Median onset: 126,500 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in newer model years. · Typical repair: $270–$510 nationally.
Median onset: 92,000 miles.
More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $230–$700 nationally.
Median onset: 94,535 miles.
Median onset: 79,168 miles.
Median onset: 230,000 miles.
Tends to show up later than this model's other issues. · More common in older model years.
Median onset: 104,000 miles.
More common in older model years. · Typical repair: $370–$690 nationally.
From owner-filed complaints to NHTSA, not independently verified. Federal mileage reporting on recent complaints is sparse — see how it works. Cost ranges are national estimates from book labor hours and parts pricing, not this vehicle's actual repair history — they don't account for your location or shop type.
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Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — complaints and recalls, scoped to 2003 model year. See the full Dodge RAM 3500 report for every year and full specs/safety data.