Illustration1999 DODGE RAM 1500 DASHBOARD FALLING APART. WHEN I TURNED THE DEFROSTER ON SOMETHING FLEW OUT AND HIT ME IN THE FACE. LATER I FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF THE DASH IN MY LAP. THIS COULD HAVE HIT ME IN THE EYE. DASH IS FALLING COMPLETELY APART. *TR
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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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
Structure complaints
240 reportsOWN A DODGE RAM 1500 (1999). DASH BEGAN CRACKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, NOW IT HAS HUGE HOLES WHERE THE DASH HAS LITERALLY BROKEN OFF IN CHUNKS! I'M CONCERNED THAT THE DASH COULD BECOME A HAZARD IF THERE WERE A CRASH (WOULD IT BECOME SHRAPNEL?), WILL THIS PROBLEM AFFECT THE AIRBAGS? *TR
1999 DODGE RAM 1500: THE DASHBOARD CONTINUES TO CRACK AND CAVE-IN. A 10- 12 INCH DIAMETER SECTION HAS CRACKED AND FALLEN IN. DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR. *TR
DASH FALLING APART! MY PREVIOUS VEHICLE WAS A 1995 RAM AND I HAD THE SAME ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A CONSISTENT PROBLEM FOR DODGE. HAVING HAD THE PROBLEM BEFORE, I PURCHASED A DASH MAT FROM THE DEALER WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK BUT, THE DASH FELL APART ANYWAY. *TR
DASH IS ALL CRACKED UP AND NEEDS REPAIRED. ITS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. *TR
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN HALF IN TWO PLACES,AND CRACKING MORE AND MORE EACH DAY,ONE OF THE BIG CRACKS IS IN FRONT OF THE AIR BAG. FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB ABOUT THESE DODGE DASHBOARDS FALLING APART,THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT, I KNOW DODGE AIN'T DOING NOTHING ABOUT! *TR
DASHBOARD FALLING APART. GAPING HOLE IN THE MIDDLE, AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. *TR
DASH COVERING AIRBAG'S DETERIORATING, SEATBELT DOESN'T REWIND, SEAT BACK DOESN'T LATCH INTO A SECURE POSITION. I WONDER IF THE DASH WILL EXPLODE ON IMPACT AND WILL THE SHARDS OF PLASTIC CAUSE FURTHER INJURY. DURING A SUDDEN BRAKING EVENT WILL THE SEAT BACK THROW EVERYBODY IN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DASH IF THE SEATBELTS FAIL? NO I…
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DASH COVERING AIRBAG'S DETERIORATING, SEATBELT DOESN'T REWIND, SEAT BACK DOESN'T LATCH INTO A SECURE POSITION. I WONDER IF THE DASH WILL EXPLODE ON IMPACT AND WILL THE SHARDS OF PLASTIC CAUSE FURTHER INJURY. DURING A SUDDEN BRAKING EVENT WILL THE SEAT BACK THROW EVERYBODY IN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DASH IF THE SEATBELTS FAIL? NO INJURIES YET. CAN'T AFFORD ALL THE REPAIRS. *TR
MY 1999 DODGE RAM DASHBOARD JUST SEEMED TO EXPLODE ONE MORNING IN 2006. THERE WERE NO APPARENT CRACKS BEFORE INCIDENT. JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHOLE DASH CRACKED AND BIG PIECES OF IT FELL OFF LEAVING LARGE HOLES IN THE TOP OF DASH. *TR
DASH CRACKING AND IT MAY BREAK INTO SMALL CHUNKS AND COULD PUT AN EYE OUT. DODGE SHOULD RECALL FROM 98 MODELS TO O4 MODELS, THIS SEEMS TO BE THE MOST REPORTED YEAR MODELS!!!!!!! *TR
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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