IllustrationON 18 SEP 2000 I HAD A DIRECT HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER TRUCK. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A REP FROM DODGE TESTED THE AIRBAG YESTERDAY. A REPORT ON THE TEST WILL FOLLOW. *AK
1999 Dodge RAM 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 520.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
190–25K
4725–50K
7250–75K
8075–100K
81100–150K
36150K+
335 reports with mileage · 275 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 240 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 61 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 59 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
63 crash reports19 fire reports41 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
61 reportsI WAS TRAVELING AT 30MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED HEAD ON INTO MY VEHICLE. OTHER VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 10-15 MPH. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 2O-25 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN HEAD-ON AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER REAR ENDED A SCHOOL BUS AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER 'S LEG WAS INJURED. *AK
WHILE COMING DOWN THE ROAD AT 35 MPH ANOTHER CAR TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAR BEHIND THE OTHER DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN, AND HIT CONSUMER ON FRONT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
WAS IN FRONT END COLLISION, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT 35 MPH APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING CONSUMER NOT TO HAVE ANY BRAKES. CONSUMER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON, AND THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, VEHICLE HIT A DEER, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER HIT THE WINDSHIELD. *AK *YC
VEHICLE'S FRONT END HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE , REAR ENDED AT ABOUT 50 TO 55MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.