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P0299 on Ram vehicles The turbocharger or supercharger is not making the boost the computer asked for

P0299 is named on 20 Ram model years (2016–2024): 87 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across 2500, 3500, 1500, ProMaster, Promaster City.

Powertrain 20 model years 87 manufacturer filings 2 owner reports

Which Ram model years name P0299

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2019 Ram 2500Engine141
2020 Ram 2500Engine14—
2020 Ram 3500Engine14—
2019 Ram 3500Engine14—
2021 Ram 2500Power Train4—
2021 Ram 3500Engine4—
2022 Ram 2500Engine3—
2022 Ram 3500Engine3—
2024 Ram 2500Engine2—
2024 Ram 3500Engine2—
2023 Ram 2500Engine2—
2023 Ram 3500Engine2—
2019 Ram 1500Power Train2—
2017 Ram 1500Electrical System11
2020 Ram ProMasterPower Train1—
2020 Ram Promaster CityPower Train1—
2019 Ram ProMasterElectrical System1—
2019 Ram Promaster CityPower Train1—
2018 Ram 1500Electrical System1—
2016 Ram 1500Electrical 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.

Engine 66 Electrical System 9 Power Train 8 Back Over Prevention 4
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Ram filings that name P0299

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Ram filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0299. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P0299 means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

The turbocharger or supercharger is not making the boost the computer asked for.

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 P0299 a known problem on Ram vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 87 manufacturer filings and 2 owner reports naming P0299 on 20 Ram model years (2016–2024). 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 P0299 appear on most?

2019 2500 (15 documents), 2020 2500 (14 documents), 2020 3500 (14 documents).

Does P0299 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.