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2017 Ram 2500 vs 2018 Ram 2500

Two adjacent model years of the Ram 2500, side by side. Every figure is a raw NHTSA/EPA count — not normalised by how many were sold.

Side by side: 2018 2500 has fewer recorded recall campaigns (10 vs 12), and 2017 2500 has fewer recorded owner complaints (673 vs 2502). Both have 4 NHTSA investigations. Both carry NHTSA crash ratings, and neither has EPA fuel-economy data in our dataset.

Metric2017 Ram 25002018 Ram 2500
Recall campaigns1210
Owner complaints6732,502
NHTSA investigations44
NHTSA crash ratingRated by NHTSARated by NHTSA
EPA fuel economy

How to read this

  • A green check marks the lower raw count — fewer recorded issues, not a declared winner.
  • Complaint totals are not normalised by vehicle population; a big-seller shows more of everything.
  • Where a rating or EPA record is absent, that is missing data — not evidence of safety.