2005 Dodge Ram 1500 air bags problems
373 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 — 32% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Dealer says part has been backordered for 165 days. My vehicle is not currently legal to drive because the nys inspection has expired. .getting a huge runaround from the dealer”
filed Aug 25, 2026
“The contact owns a 2005 Dodge Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NTHSA Campaign Number: 16V352000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the dealer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for…”
filed Jul 7, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Air BagsCampaign 16V352000 · May 24, 2016
- Affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be…Campaign 15V313000 · May 26, 2015
- Specifically, vehicles sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii…Campaign 14V770000 · Dec 3, 2014
Air Bags problems in other Ram 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Ram 1500 | 80 | 11% |
| 2011 Ram 1500 | 13 | 2% |
| 2010 Ram 1500 | 14 | 3% |
| 2009 Ram 1500 | 34 | 5% |
| 2008 Ram 1500 | 165 | 30% |
| 2007 Ram 1500 | 169 | 33% |
| 2006 Ram 1500 | 193 | 24% |
| 2004 Ram 1500 | 366 | 33% |
| 2003 Ram 1500 | 457 | 39% |
| 2002 Ram 1500 | 46 | 6% |
| 2001 Ram 1500 | 84 | 8% |
| 2000 Ram 1500 | 41 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Dodge Ram 1500
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.