C2217 on Ram vehicles
C2217 is named on 5 Ram model years (2016–2025): 3 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across 1500, ProMaster.
Which Ram model years name C2217
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Ram ProMaster | Electrical System | 1 | — |
| 2024 Ram ProMaster | Steering | 1 | — |
| 2023 Ram ProMaster | Steering | 1 | — |
| 2017 Ram 1500 | Steering | — | 1 |
| 2016 Ram 1500 | Steering | — | 1 |
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.
What Ram owners said
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners’ own words, scrubbed of anything identifying. Unverified reports filed with NHTSA — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
IT read multiple codes as i have a code reader, checked power and fuses and everything was good but one code keeps coming up c2217 which seems to be associated with a recall for the 2015-16 and 2019 rams
Ram filings that name C2217
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Ram filed with NHTSA whose summary names C2217. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- S2519000012 Service bulletin2025-11-20 · Electrical System
- Diagnostic Trouble Codes C2217 And Or C1592. Service Electric Power Steering Message On Cluster.
What C2217 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIC2217 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.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs C2217 a known problem on Ram vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 3 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming C2217 on 5 Ram model years (2016–2025). 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 C2217 appear on most?
2017 1500 (1 document), 2016 1500 (1 document), 2025 ProMaster (1 document).
Does C2217 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.