Ram air bags problems
Across all Ram models in NHTSA's complaint database, 743 complaints involve air bags. The 1500 accounts for the largest share (77%). The single worst model year is the 2014 1500 with 126 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 743 about air bags, all Ram models
- Most affected
- 1500 77% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 40,000 miles 372 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 315 and 13
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Ram models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1500 | 574 | 77% |
| 2500 | 98 | 13% |
| 3500 | 47 | 6% |
| Promaster | 16 | 2% |
| 5500 | 3 | 0% |
| 3500 Cab Chassis | 1 | 0% |
| 4500 | 1 | 0% |
| C/V Tradesman | 1 | 0% |
| Promaster 3500 | 1 | 0% |
| Promaster City | 1 | 0% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2014 Ram 1500126 complaints
- 2013 Ram 150094 complaints
- 2019 Ram 150093 complaints
- 2015 Ram 150061 complaints
- 2017 Ram 150053 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 105 |
| 2014 | 163 |
| 2015 | 77 |
| 2016 | 70 |
| 2017 | 63 |
| 2018 | 37 |
| 2019 | 108 |
| 2020 | 27 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 12 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 372 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 40,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.