Driving on I-89 s. At 50 MPH when snow storm turn into a white out when I came upon a state plow truck in passing lane doing 25 MPH and by time I saw it's flashing lights I couldn't stop and air bag failed to deploy causing me bang my head on door post, my left ribs into steering wheel cracking them and my right knee into 4 wheel drive levier and dash causing it to be cracked.
1998 Dodge RAM 2500: airbags did not deploy in a crash
6 of the 225 complaints about the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500 describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- 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
High speed highway crash (65 MPH) neither seat belt held front seat occupants - both of whom were hurt. Air bags did not deploy. 2 vehicles totaled.
Consumer was traveling on icy roads at 25-30mph. Consumer slid into a utility pole with neither airbag deploying. Vehicle was totaled. Dealer never said why airbags didn't deploy or seem to be concerned.
While driving on a county road oncoming school bus lost control and hit consumer head-on. Pushed consumer into a 15 foot embankment. Upon impact, driver's side airbag didn't deploy. Didn't contact dealer or manufacturer. *ak
Vehicle was involved in a left frontal collision at approx. 15-20 MPH (estimated cost of $6,800) of damages, in which both air bags failed to deploy. Consumer has been in contact with chrysler about the problem. *ak
While driving 50-55mph the vehicle had direct frontal impact, and the driver and passenger airbags did not deploy, which did not protect the occupant in this accident. Manufacturer stated " it did not meet the threshold of the airbag deployment." *ak
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500 no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500?
6 of 225 owner complaints about the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500 (3%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1998 Dodge RAM 2500
Tire blowout 17ABS 9Pulling 8Adaptive cruise 7Ball joint 6Brake failure 5Seat belt 5
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