2012 Dodge Ram 3500 air bags problems
15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2012 Dodge Ram 3500 — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“This truck has had to have several high temp burnoffs because of failures in the EGR and Carbon build up. The recent recall for Rams does not cover the 2012, and began at 2013, however, we are experiencing the same exact issues with the same type of system. In addition, we have had repeated airbag…”
filed Sep 22, 2025
“2 days ago my vehicle was in a wreck. A car T-bone the truck on the passenger side, causing the axle to break and the wheel to deflate. The airbag did not deploy during this accident, even though the car was rammed into a pole. Causing Slight injury to the driver.”
filed Jul 13, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Affected vehicles have a steering wheel wiring harness that may rub against the driver…Campaign 15V459000 · Jul 22, 2015
Air Bags problems in other Ram 3500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 Ram 3500 | 2 | 1% |
| 2010 Ram 3500 | 3 | 2% |
| 2009 Ram 3500 | 12 | 11% |
| 2008 Ram 3500 | 18 | 10% |
| 2007 Ram 3500 | 36 | 17% |
| 2006 Ram 3500 | 33 | 13% |
| 2005 Ram 3500 | 33 | 17% |
| 2004 Ram 3500 | 43 | 20% |
| 2003 Ram 3500 | 80 | 28% |
| 2002 Ram 3500 | 4 | 9% |
| 2001 Ram 3500 | 11 | 8% |
| 2000 Ram 3500 | 2 | 3% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 Dodge Ram 3500
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.