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2015 Ram 1500 air bags problems

61 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2015 Ram 1500, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
61 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
56,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
28 and 0
Injuries and deaths
28 and 4

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When air bags problems show up

Air bags complaints by mileage, 2015 Ram 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 56,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 7 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 7 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 56,000 miles
Based on 35 complaints that include mileage. 60% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles7
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles7
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 35 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 56,000 miles, and 60% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 28 crashes, 28 injuries, 4 deaths.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact's son owned a 2015 ram 1500. The contact received a phone call regarding her son being involved in a crash. The contact was informed that her son may have overcorrected while driving, causing him to crash into a guardrail. The vehicle flipped over several times. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed; however, the contact was unable to receive the report to find out more details regarding the incident. The contact's son passed away as a result of the crash.

September 2019 CrashDeath

The contact owns 2015 Ram 1500. The contact stated that after parking another vehicle, the contact exited that vehicle and discovered that the air bag had deployed in this vehicle. No warning light was illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was inspected by a technician who provided the contact with the number for the vehicle manufacturer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.

Reported at 155,041 miles, August 2025

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