1999 Dodge Ram 1500 air bags problems
64 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 1999 Dodge Ram 1500, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 64 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 97,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 45 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 32 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 97,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 45 crashes, 32 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was traveling at 30MPH when another vehicle turned head on into my vehicle. Other vehicle was traveling at 10-15 MPH. No safety defect mentione din summary.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. While driving 35 MPH on a dirt road, the contact approached a curb and lost control of the vehicle. He struck a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. The entire front end of the vehicle was severely damaged and the contact was injured. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop for repairs. The weather was sunny at the time of the crash. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Dodge Ram 1500
- Body & structure 241 complaints
- Brakes 71 complaints
- Transmission 44 complaints
- Engine 43 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Suspension 35 complaints
- Steering 34 complaints
- Seat belts 25 complaints