1999 Dodge Ram 2500 air bags problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1999 Dodge Ram 2500 — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I know I am not the only one that thinks this is a bad problem, in fact I have not met a person that has owned this era of Dodge Ram that has their Dashboard and the whole parts inside can have been falling apart. Mine has fallen and hit my legs and or lap. Now I don’t mean the whole dash at one…”
filed Apr 12, 2023
“For no apparent reason the air bag light came on. It seems to be the clock spring mechanism. The current recall for this problem does not include my vehicle, where I believe it should.”
filed Jun 11, 2018
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
This SKU is a Clock Spring. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the internal spring. If the internal spring is not seated, the electrical circuit for the horn is disconnected and…
DOR-X6W2U-06 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 23, 2020
Air Bags problems in other Ram 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 2500 | 11 | 4% |
| 2011 Ram 2500 | 1 | 0% |
| 2010 Ram 2500 | 2 | 1% |
| 2009 Ram 2500 | 16 | 7% |
| 2008 Ram 2500 | 30 | 9% |
| 2007 Ram 2500 | 46 | 13% |
| 2006 Ram 2500 | 75 | 11% |
| 2005 Ram 2500 | 76 | 18% |
| 2004 Ram 2500 | 89 | 15% |
| 2003 Ram 2500 | 138 | 21% |
| 2002 Ram 2500 | 6 | 4% |
| 2001 Ram 2500 | 17 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Dodge Ram 2500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.