1999 Dodge RAM 1500 Air Bags Problems
Owners have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA about air bags problems on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500, 10% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 99,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “air bag” (28% of reports).
- 61air bags complaints
- 99,000median miles at failure
- 42mention a crash
- 22mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 30%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.
- Air bag: mentioned in 17 of 61 complaints (28%)
- Upon impact: mentioned in 11 of 61 complaints (18%)
- Failed deploy: mentioned in 10 of 61 complaints (16%)
- Airbags deployed: mentioned in 5 of 61 complaints (8%)
At what mileage do air bags problems happen?
Based on 23 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 61 complaints, 42 mention a crash, 22 an injury.
Dodge RAM 1500 air bags complaints by model year
| Model year | Air Bags complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 RAM 1500 | 80 | 11% | 60,000 |
| 2011 RAM 1500 | 13 | 2% | 75,557 |
| 2010 RAM 1500 | 14 | 3% | 65,000 |
| 2009 RAM 1500 | 34 | 5% | 74,000 |
| 2008 RAM 1500 | 165 | 30% | 69,000 |
| 2007 RAM 1500 | 169 | 33% | 89,000 |
| 2006 RAM 1500 | 193 | 24% | 80,000 |
| 2005 RAM 1500 | 374 | 32% | 89,500 |
| 2004 RAM 1500 | 368 | 33% | 101,500 |
| 2003 RAM 1500 | 458 | 39% | 112,500 |
| 2002 RAM 1500 | 46 | 6% | 70,000 |
| 2001 RAM 1500 | 84 | 8% | 80,000 |
| 2000 RAM 1500 | 41 | 8% | 77,000 |
| 1999 RAM 1500 | 61 | 10% | 99,000 |
| 1998 RAM 1500 | 63 | 12% | 105,000 |
| 1997 RAM 1500 | 24 | 7% | 97,945 |
| 1996 RAM 1500 | 10 | 3% | 129,500 |
| 1995 RAM 1500 | 11 | 5% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists air bags for the 1999 Dodge 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.
Our seat belts locked up on our 1999 dodge ram 1500. Took our dodge truck to dodge dealership 06/05/2017 who said our seat belt control module had gone out. We paid $400 to replace. Pickup on 06/26/2017. 3 days later 06/29/2017 while towing our 20 ft north river boat across charleston harbor bridge…
Traveling 30 mph on city street, when small 2003 toyota 4wd pickup pulled out in front of me. I hit his drivers tire in middle of my grill. The airbags did not deploy. The seat belt locked and kept me from being seriously injured. The driver was cited by the police. My vehicle is totalled. Please…
The air bag warning light stays on all the time. The dash cracked and pieces fell into the electrical systems. The ball joints failed. All around 120,000 to 130,000 miles. The fuel injectors began to fail at 120,000 miles.
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Dodge RAM 1500s have air bags problems?
No. NHTSA has 61 owner complaints about air bags for the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 (10% of the 610 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 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 air bags?
No recall currently lists air bags for this vehicle.
At what mileage do air bags problems start?
The median reported mileage is 99,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about air bags problems on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500?
The most frequent phrase is “air bag”, in 17 of 61 complaints, followed by “upon impact” (11).
Other 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 problems
- Structure problems (240)
- Power Train problems (59)
See all 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 problems or air bags problems across all RAM 1500 years.