Dodge air bags problems
Across all Dodge models in NHTSA's complaint database, 12,353 complaints involve air bags. The Ram 1500 accounts for the largest share (18%). The single worst model year is the 2003 Ram 1500 with 458 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 12,353 about air bags, all Dodge models
- Most affected
- Ram 1500 18% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 4,199 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3420 and 96
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Dodge models
Worst model years for air bags
- 2003 Dodge Ram 1500458 complaints
- 2005 Dodge Ram 1500378 complaints
- 2004 Dodge Ram 1500368 complaints
- 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan297 complaints
- 2009 Dodge Journey271 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 41 |
| 1991 | 55 |
| 1992 | 89 |
| 1993 | 104 |
| 1994 | 276 |
| 1995 | 383 |
| 1996 | 664 |
| 1997 | 484 |
| 1998 | 524 |
| 1999 | 484 |
| 2000 | 374 |
| 2001 | 436 |
| 2002 | 321 |
| 2003 | 805 |
| 2004 | 714 |
| 2005 | 1,060 |
| 2006 | 760 |
| 2007 | 638 |
| 2008 | 972 |
| 2009 | 640 |
| 2010 | 510 |
| 2011 | 274 |
| 2012 | 542 |
| 2013 | 359 |
| 2014 | 289 |
| 2015 | 184 |
| 2016 | 82 |
| 2017 | 69 |
| 2018 | 45 |
| 2019 | 83 |
| 2020 | 48 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
Among the 4,199 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.