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B22A9 on Ram vehicles

B22A9 is named on 25 Ram model years (2020–2026): 35 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across 1500, 2500, 3500, ProMaster, Promaster City.

Body 25 model years 35 manufacturer filings

Which Ram model years name B22A9

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2022 Ram 1500Equipment5—
2022 Ram 2500Electrical System4—
2022 Ram 3500Electrical System4—
2026 Ram 1500Electrical System1—
2026 Ram 2500Electrical System1—
2026 Ram 3500Electrical System1—
2026 Ram ProMasterElectrical System1—
2025 Ram 1500Electrical System1—
2025 Ram 2500Electrical System1—
2025 Ram 3500Electrical System1—
2025 Ram ProMasterElectrical System1—
2024 Ram 1500Electrical System1—
2024 Ram 2500Electrical System1—
2024 Ram 3500Electrical System1—
2024 Ram ProMasterElectrical System1—
2023 Ram 1500Electrical System1—
2023 Ram 2500Electrical System1—
2023 Ram 3500Electrical System1—
2023 Ram ProMasterElectrical System1—
2022 Ram ProMasterElectrical System1—
2022 Ram Promaster CityElectrical System1—
2021 Ram ProMasterElectrical System1—
2021 Ram Promaster CityElectrical System1—
2020 Ram ProMasterElectrical System1—
2020 Ram Promaster CityElectrical System1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

Electrical System 27 Equipment 6 Exterior Lighting 1 Back Over Prevention 1
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Ram filings that name B22A9

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ram filed with NHTSA whose summary names B22A9. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What B22A9 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

B22A9 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Ram and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is B22A9 a known problem on Ram vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 35 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming B22A9 on 25 Ram model years (2020–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Ram models does B22A9 appear on most?

2022 1500 (5 documents), 2022 2500 (4 documents), 2022 3500 (4 documents).

Does B22A9 on a Ram mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.