Traveling 30 MPH on city street, when small 2003 toyota 4wd pickup pulled out in front of me. I hit his drivers tire in middle of my grill. The airbags did not deploy. The seat belt locked and kept me from being seriously injured. The driver was cited by the police. My vehicle is totalled. Please see pictures. It has never been in an accident before.
1999 Dodge RAM 1500: airbags did not deploy in a crash
26 of the 610 complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 26
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- typical mileage
- 100,500
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. While driving 35 MPH on a dirt road, the contact approached a curb and lost control of the vehicle. He struck a tree and the air bags failed to deploy. The entire front end of the vehicle was severely damaged and the contact was injured. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop for repairs. The weather was sunny at the time of the crash. The failure mileage was 130,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 dodge ram 1500. While driving 50 MPH, the contact rear ended another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The occupant of the other vehicle stated that her neck was hurting and the contact's insurance company issued a settlement. The current and failure mileages were 175,000.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 20 MPH, with prior braking, the vehicle struck a tree. When this occurred, the airbags did not deploy. The front center of the vehicle was damaged and the vehicle was towed to a salvage yard. There was a police report taken at the scene. Although the seat belt was worn, the driver sustained a fractured neck. The manufacturer sent a representative who determined based on the speed and damage, the airbags should not have deployed. The insurance company deemed the vehicle totaled.
Driving along highway 70 near quicny ca. When right rear axle broke sending the vehicle into the road embankment over turning the vehicle onto its roof, then flipping it again onto the remaining three wheels. The vehicle had front impact and the air bags did not deploy.
The left front tire came loose on the dodge ram 1500. The truck took a hard left turn into the concrete divider on the interstate approximate speed 65 MPH. The impact broke the rear left wheel, and crushed the front left fender, as well as the entire front of truck. The air bags did not deploy. However, I hear of a potential lining recall that might have affected this. My brother thankfully only had minor injuries that we are aware off.
While driving 45 MPH in the rain the consumer lost control of the vehicle which caused the vehicle to veer off the road and hit a tree. The driver's air bag did not deploy.
Consumer stated while traveling 45 MPH vehicle was involved in a head on collision, and air bags did not deploy.
Consumer was in an accident air bags didn't deploy upon impact. *ph
While driving 50 MPH, the van struck a tractor head on. The driver's air bag failed to deploy upon impact. Please describe details.
While 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.
While driving 50 MPH rear ended another vehicle and air bags did not deploy, consumer was unable to reach the manufacturer. *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500?
26 of 610 owner complaints about the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500 (4%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2005.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Dodge RAM 1500
ABS 19Brake failure 14Fire or smoke 14Headlights 14Ball joint 10Seat belt 10Stalling 10Pulling 8Check engine light 6Power steering loss 6Slipping 6Tire blowout 6Transmission failure 6Adaptive cruise 5Grinding brakes 5Knocking 5Wipers 5
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