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2012 Ram 1500 Tradesman Heavy Duty
Truck (Regular Cab) · 390 hp · 16 mpg combined
Market
Too few listings to publish a market price.
Own one? Yours has a number of its own.
Track what yours is worthA fresh estimate every month, in one short email. Not an offer to buy.Start tracking13 factory options, from $50 to $735.
Which 1500 is right for you?
Six trims, $22,570 to $43,275. Tap one to open it.
Bar heights follow the price. The widest step is $6,150, from Tradesman Heavy Duty to Sport.
The numbers.
One configuration: rear-wheel drive, 6-speed automatic.
87 standard items.
Four groups, sized by how much is in each.
- Length
- Overall width without mirrors
- Height
- Wheelbase
- Front track
- Rear track
- Bed length
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Angle of approach
- Angle of departure
- Drag Coefficient
- Curb weight
- Maximum towing capacity
- Maximum payload
- Gross weight
- Country of final assembly
- Fuel type
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- Fuel tank capacity
- painted steel wheels
- 17 x 7.5 in. wheels
- All season tires
- LT245/70R E tires
- Steel spare wheel
- fullsize non-matching spare tire
- underbody mounted spare tire
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Base engine type
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Cam type
- Valve timing
- Transmission
- Drive type
- Rear limited slip differential
- front independent suspension
- short and long arm front suspension
- Stabilizer bar stabilizer bar
- multi-link rear suspension
- Front head room
- Front leg room
- Front shoulder room
- Front hip room
- vinyl
- 40-20-40 split bench front seats
- 4-way manual driver seat adjustments
- 4-way manual passenger seat adjustment
- Heated mirrors
- tilt-adjustable steering wheel
- Cruise controls on steering wheel
- power steering
- cruise control
- front cupholders
- front door pockets
- retained accessory power
- Single zone front air conditioning
- cargo area light
- tachometer
- clock
- low fuel level warning
- post-collision safety system
- dual front side-mounted airbags
- front head airbags
- Passenger airbag deactivation switch
- stability control
- traction control
- 4-wheel ABS
- Ventilated front disc / solid rear disc brakes
- Emergency braking assist
- electronic brakeforce distribution
- tire pressure monitoring
- dusk sensing headlamps
- auto delay off headlamps
- 2 front headrests
- Front height adjustable headrests
- Front center 3-point belt
- front seatbelt pretensioners
- engine immobilizer
- AM/FM stereo
- 6 total speakers
- auxiliary audio input
- mast antenna
2 interiors
- Dark Slate/Medium Graystone
- Dark Slate/Medium Graystone
Cloth or vinyl.
28 factory paints
- National Fire Safety Lime Yellow
- Yellow
- Bright Silver Metallic Clear Coat
- Hills Green
- Bright Red
- Omaha Orange
- True Blue Pearl Coat
- Case Power Tan
- Case Construction Yellow
- Bright White Clear Coat
- New Holland Blue
- Sagebrush Pearl Coat
- Tequila Sunrise Pearl Coat
- D T Green
- Saddle Brown Pearl Coat
- Robin Egg Blue
- Case IH Red
- School Bus Yellow
- Detonator Yellow Clear Coat
- Flame Red Clear Coat
- Timberline Green Pearl Coat
- Black Clear Coat
- Deep Cherry Red Crystal Pearl Coat
- Sunbelt Yellow
- Dark Brown
- Midnight Blue Pearl Coat
- Light Cream
- Mineral Gray Metallic Clear Coat
8 of the 28 are shown on the car at the top.
Safety and recalls
7 recall campaigns on file.
Recalls are settled per car, not per model. Check the one you are buying.
NHTSA crash-test ratings for the 2012 1500.
NHTSA NCAP · checked Oct 2026
Factory coverage.
It runs from the first sale date, not the model year.
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Other years of the 1500 Tradesman Heavy Duty.
2013 1500 Tradesman
$23,100$5,805 less12 colors · starting MSRP
2011 1500 ST
$20,810$8,095 less12 colors · starting MSRP
2014 1500 Tradesman
$25,060$3,845 less34 colors · starting MSRPPictures show this year's car in another paint. Starting MSRP is before destination, taxes and dealer fees.