2017 RAM 1500 air bags problems
53 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2017 RAM 1500 — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“We were involved in an accident and the air bags did not deploy. We were turning left and another vehicle went through a red light and hit my 2017 Dodge RAM 1500. The other vehicle was traveling at a high rate and and collided with the front of our truck. I'm very shocked that the airbags did not…”
filed Jun 19, 2025
“I was involved in an accident where a car pulled out in front of me causing my truck to T-bone them. I estimate I was traveling at 40 mph or so at the time of impact. My airbags did not deploy during this impact. I have never had an issue with the air bag system on this vehicle, but believe the…”
filed Jun 15, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Right and left side curtain air bag inflators may rupture due to a manufacturing defectCampaign 25V010000 · Jan 16, 2025
- Side air bag inflatable curtain (SABIC) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator, or…Campaign 21V632000 · Aug 12, 2021
Air Bags problems in other 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 1500 | 1 | 1% |
| 2025 1500 | 6 | 2% |
| 2024 1500 | 3 | 4% |
| 2023 1500 | 6 | 3% |
| 2022 1500 | 12 | 2% |
| 2021 1500 | 25 | 4% |
| 2020 1500 | 20 | 3% |
| 2019 1500 | 88 | 6% |
| 2018 1500 | 19 | 3% |
| 2016 1500 | 47 | 3% |
| 2015 1500 | 60 | 4% |
| 2014 1500 | 125 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 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.