2019 RAM 1500 air bags problems
91 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2019 RAM 1500 — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While drive northbound on [XXX] departing [XXX] and entering [XXX], the rear passenger wheel snapped off of the truck carrying sing loss of control and the truck hit a concrete median damaging the the front driver’s side bumper and forcing it into the front driver’s side wheel flattening it. Upon…”
filed Sep 10, 2026
“I was driving with my family when I lost power steering and every warning light on my dash lit up. The truck then started lunging. The dealership came and picked up the truck. They told me the power steering control module on the rack and pinion failed sending a signal to the computer that…”
filed Sep 8, 2026
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 25V824000 · Dec 1, 2025
- Driver's side air bag may not be connected properly, which can cause the air bag not to…Campaign 25V298000 · May 8, 2025
- 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
- Flash memory of the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) may become corrupted, disabling…Campaign 19V407000 · May 31, 2019
Air Bags problems in other 1500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 1500 | 3 | 3% |
| 2025 1500 | 6 | 2% |
| 2024 1500 | 3 | 4% |
| 2023 1500 | 6 | 3% |
| 2022 1500 | 12 | 2% |
| 2021 1500 | 27 | 4% |
| 2020 1500 | 20 | 3% |
| 2018 1500 | 19 | 3% |
| 2017 1500 | 53 | 6% |
| 2016 1500 | 47 | 3% |
| 2015 1500 | 61 | 4% |
| 2014 1500 | 125 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2019 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.