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Decoded · NHTSA vPIC · VIN 3C6TR5EJ1JG278928 · Checked Sep 19, 2026
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Complaints on this exact build 9

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3C6TR5EJ1JG•••••• 2018 Ram 2500

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9on this build
2537on the model
319builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reported Service Brakes 8 Steering 1 Suspension 1 Hydraulic 1

What owners of this build wrote

Steering crash Aug 2021
Regarding the Safety Recall V06 / NHTSA 19V-021 Drag Link. This issue regarding the jam nuts on the drag link needs to be remedied. It calls for welding an adjustable part of the steering linkage rendering it non- adjustable when having the front end aligned in the future. Not…
Service Brakes Jun 2025
Continuing saga of HCU failures. First identified years ago, i follow up with dealer monthly. Latest call last Friday, they advised no solution or timeline for repair provided by FCA. Impact is loss of ABS (reduced braking safety), loss of control of trailer electronic brakes…
Vehicle Speed Control Jan 2024
Early 2024 and it continues today, I randomly get an alert about my braking system needing checked but then the message will go away and everything works fine. I finally took it to Keer Automotive dealership in New Lexington OH in March 2024 to see what was going on and they…
Unknown Or Other Jan 2023
The ABS/Traction Control light continually goes on and off. I took the vehicle into Tate Dodge Ram Service center in Glen Burnie, MD the first week of January 2023. They diagnosed the problem as the ABS Control Module and Hydraulic Control Units as bad. I was told that it would…
Service Brakes Apr 2025
Stellantis has failed to remedy this recall dating back to NOV 2024
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 3C6TR5EJ1JG278928 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by , founder of ForCar.