IllustrationWHILE DRIVING 50-55 MPH, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST FAILED TO YIELD, DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS OFF. CONSUMERS VEHICLE TOTALED. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT
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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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
What owners actually said
610 reportsOIL IS SHOULD BE CHANGED EVERY 3000 MILES, CONSUMER NEEDED OIL BEFORE THE 3000 MILES. OIL GAUGE WAS READING OIL 2 QUARTS LOW. CONSUMER FELT OIL WAS GOING UP INTO INTAKE MANIFOLD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
AT 60MPH TIRE SIDEWALL BLEWOUT, AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. SIZE UNKNOWN, DOT#P21575.*AK
THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE AND BENT THE BUMPER IN THE CENTER AND PUSHED IT BACK INTO THE ENGINE THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. WE FEEL THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *AK
THE TRUCK CONTINUOUSLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT ABOVE FIFTY (50) MILES AN HOUR. AFTER TWO SEPARATE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT, THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR REPAIR WHERE I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR ( TRACY KRUMPLEMAN) THAT BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS LOWERED IT WON'T BE GUARANTEED TO HOLD AN ALIGN…
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THE TRUCK CONTINUOUSLY PULLS TO THE RIGHT ABOVE FIFTY (50) MILES AN HOUR. AFTER TWO SEPARATE ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE ALIGNMENT, THE TRUCK WAS RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL PLACE OF PURCHASE FOR REPAIR WHERE I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR ( TRACY KRUMPLEMAN) THAT BECAUSE MY TRUCK WAS LOWERED IT WON'T BE GUARANTEED TO HOLD AN ALIGNMENT. I THEN STATED THAT THE TRUCK WAS SOLD TO ME WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED SUSPENSION MODIFICATION FROM THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT HE IS NOW WORKING FOR , AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR IGNORES THIS FACT AND RESTATES THAT THE TRUCK WON'T HOLD AN ALIGNMENT BECAUSE IT'S BEEN LOWERED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *NLM
DURING A VEHICLE CRASH DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON STARTED MISSING AND BETWEEN TWO DEALER SHIPS THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG. *AKI
WHILEDRIVING AT 25MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT, NONE OFF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 25MPH BRAKES FAILED TO HOLD, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.