2025 RAM 1500 Forward Collision Avoidance Problems
Owners have filed 51 complaints with NHTSA about forward collision avoidance problems on the 2025 RAM 1500, 14% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 23,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “blind spot” (25% of reports).
- 51forward collision avoidance complaints
- 23,500median miles at failure
- 3mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 54%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Blind spot: mentioned in 13 of 51 complaints (25%)
- Emergency braking: mentioned in 12 of 51 complaints (24%)
- Adaptive cruise: mentioned in 7 of 51 complaints (14%)
- Service required: mentioned in 5 of 51 complaints (10%)
At what mileage do forward collision avoidance problems happen?
Based on 2 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 51 complaints, 3 mention a crash.
RAM 1500 forward collision avoidance complaints by model year
| Model year | Forward Collision Avoidance complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 1500 | 6 | 6% | — |
| 2025 1500 | 51 | 14% | 23,500 |
| 2024 1500 | 6 | 8% | — |
| 2023 1500 | 21 | 10% | 7,900 |
| 2022 1500 | 57 | 9% | 8,000 |
| 2021 1500 | 52 | 8% | 1,000 |
| 2020 1500 | 16 | 3% | 500 |
| 2019 1500 | 29 | 2% | 17,500 |
| 2018 1500 | 7 | 1% | — |
| 2017 1500 | 18 | 2% | 140,000 |
| 2016 1500 | 21 | 1% | — |
| 2015 1500 | 16 | 1% | 119,000 |
| 2014 1500 | 17 | 1% | 30,000 |
| 2013 1500 | 7 | 1% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists forward collision avoidance for the 2025 RAM 1500. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
On several occasions the forward collision safety feature has not worked at all. it failed to apply the brakes or give me a warning prior to me having to manually apply the brakes to avoid a collision. I have report to the dealer several times to which I was told that no codes are showing so the…
Constant random warning of automatic emergency braking not available or failure.
ADA Continuously fails at all road speeds and road/weather conditions. System will not consistently remain engaged. Some failure are intermittent other disable the system for extended periods of time. This has been occurring for 10 months. Triger event is suspected to be on or around time of PCM…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2025 RAM 1500s have forward collision avoidance problems?
No. NHTSA has 51 owner complaints about forward collision avoidance for the 2025 RAM 1500 (14% of the 360 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2025 RAM 1500 forward collision avoidance?
No recall currently lists forward collision avoidance for this vehicle.
At what mileage do forward collision avoidance problems start?
The median reported mileage is 23,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about forward collision avoidance problems on the 2025 RAM 1500?
The most frequent phrase is “blind spot”, in 13 of 51 complaints, followed by “emergency braking” (12).
Other 2025 RAM 1500 problems
See all 2025 RAM 1500 problems or forward collision avoidance problems across all 1500 years.