2003 Dodge Ram 2500 air bags problems
138 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2003 Dodge Ram 2500 — 21% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The contact owns a 2003 Dodge Ram 2500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 09E001000 (Steering), 13V528000 (Steering) and 15V312000 (Air Bags) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the…”
filed Jul 17, 2023
“Vehicle was involved in a collision going 50 mph on a highway and another vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign at a cross road and we struck them with the front of the vehicle on their passenger door. Air bags did not deploy causing 2 of the passengers in the vehicle to hit their head/face on the…”
filed Jul 29, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- This recall addresses both the passenger side frontal air bags that were originally…Campaign 15V312000 · May 26, 2015
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% |
| 2002 Ram 2500 | 6 | 4% |
| 2001 Ram 2500 | 17 | 4% |
| 2000 Ram 2500 | 10 | 5% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 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.