The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Ram ProMaster: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Ram reported 44 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Ram ProMaster, model years 2017–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 47,422 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 50,411 | 18 |
| 2019 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 54,803 | 22 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 38,571 | 31 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 81,053 | 3.7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37,793 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52,236 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61,858 | 1.6 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 18 | 0 |
| Other | 8 | 3 |
| Power Train | 8 | 1 |
| Fire | 7 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 6 | 0 |
| Structure | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 1 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 0 |
| Steering System | 1 | 0 |
| Suspension System | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 1 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Ram ProMaster puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Ram ProMaster, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-26 | 2019 | VA | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire · Other | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| not reported | 2024 | NY | 0 | 1 | Suspension System · Other | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-07-05 | 2025 | AZ | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2026 Q1 |
| not reported | 2020 | AR | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-22 | 2019 | OR | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-12-03 | 2021 | MS | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-10-31 | 2020 | MI | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-09-09 | 2021 | KS | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-05-08 | 2020 | FL | 0 | 1 | Steering System · Power Train | 2025 Q4 |
| 2024-05-05 | 2020 | IL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-02-16 | 2021 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2024-02-02 | 2020 | WA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-01-01 | 2020 | KY | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2024 Q2 |
| 2023-08-02 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2025 Q3 |
| 2023-06-26 | 2018 | NH | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-06-01 | 2022 | LA | 0 | 1 | Fire · Other | 2025 Q2 |
| 2022-10-01 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2024 Q1 |
| 2022-05-04 | 2019 | LA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-01-13 | 2020 | MO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts · Other | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-10-05 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire · Rollover · Other | 2022 Q4 |
| 2021-10-02 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q4 |
| 2021-06-15 | 2019 | CT | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-05-14 | 2020 | TN | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-20 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-04-14 | 2017 | SC | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Fire | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-03-30 | 2017 | TX | 0 | 1 | Seats · Other | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-01-13 | 2020 | MD | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2021 Q1 |
| 2021-01-02 | 2020 | DE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-12 | 2019 | TX | 2 | 2 | Other | 2022 Q4 |
| 2020-12-02 | 2019 | IN | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-10-22 | 2019 | MO | 1 | 0 | Forward Collision · Other | 2021 Q3 |
| 2020-10-14 | 2018 | PA | 0 | 2 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-08-03 | 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q3 |
| 2020-05-25 | 2020 | GA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-12-04 | 2018 | GA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-11-18 | 2017 | CO | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-21 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q4 |
| 2019-08-29 | 2019 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-08-21 | 2017 | NY | 1 | 0 | Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-07-10 | 2018 | MD | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-03-08 | 2018 | IA | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-09-13 | 2018 | IN | 0 | 1 | Power Train · Visibility | 2018 Q3 |
| not reported | 2017 | WI | 0 | 3 | No System/Component Specified | 2017 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Ram received alleging a death or injury in a Ram ProMaster and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a ProMaster that sold more will have more rows. All Ram models · What these reports are, and are not.