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2021 Ram 1500

Reliability tier: verified - see /disclosure/

Engine: 3.0L EcoDiesel V6 (third generation, VM Motori) (EcoDiesel, 3.0L)

3.0L EcoDiesel V6 (third generation, VM Motori): 260 hp @3,600 / 480 lb-ft @1,600, Bosch CP4.2 high-pressure pump (pump-failure campaigns 22V-767 + 23V-263; pump identity per the Part 573 reports), ZF 8HP75 TorqueFlite 8-speed.

Applicable failure modes (5)

• DEF system faults (tank message, heater/quality faults, countdown warnings)
• EGR carbon and DPF regeneration faults (dual-loop EGR maintenance burden)
• Bosch CP4.2 high-pressure pump failure (recalls 22V-767 and 23V-263)
• Stall / no-start reports (mixed causes: crank sensor codes, HPFP recall parts shortages, electrical)
• Turbo boost-control and throttle-body faults (P00AF, 'service throttle body' messages)

Applicable parts (0)

• No parts recorded for this configuration.

Platform recipes (0)

• No recipes for this platform.

Recalls that include this truck (1)

• 22V-767 (October 13, 2022) - FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Jeep Wrangler, Ram 1500, and 2021-2022 Jeep Gladiator vehicles equipped with 3.0L diesel engines. The high pressure fuel pump (HPFP) may fail, causing an engine...

Matched by the model and model year NHTSA lists for each recall - a recall often covers only part of a year's production, so read its text for the build dates and versions it names. Whether a recall is still open on your VIN is not known here; check nhtsa.gov/recalls. All recalls, investigations and bulletins for this engine: /recalls/ecodiesel-3_0/

NHTSA complaints on record (2021)

97 owner complaints on record for the 2021 1500, 251 across the 2021 models we count for this engine. Owner-reported complaints are not verified failures - they show where owners report trouble, nothing more; the documented failures are the ones listed above. The most recent of those 251 was filed November 4, 2026.

Reference for this truck

Cite this record: Torque Index, "2021 Ram 1500" (EcoDiesel 3.0L V6 (2020-2023)), https://torqueindex.com/vehicles/vc-ed3-2021-ram-1500/, record verified November 14, 2026, tier verified