Airbags complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2001 Dodge Ram has 107 NHTSA airbags complaints and 1 airbags-related recall.
107
Complaints
1
Recalls
50
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
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AIR BAGS
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PICKUP TRUCKS. SOUND DEADENER MATERIAL INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL COULD BECOME DETACHED FROM THE COVER AND HOUSING. NOTE: T...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Passenger side airbag exploded while sitting in my yard. |
| Jul 15, 2018 | AIR BAGS | TAKATA INFLATOR. MY AIR BAG LIGHT STAY ON ALL THE TIME WHEN THE TRUCK IS RUNNING. AS THERE NOT BEEN ... |
| Jan 10, 2018 | AIR BAGS | DASH COMPONENTS CRACKED UNDER NORMAL USE CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS, IF NOT DEADLY, SITUATION WHERE I... |
| Oct 3, 2015 | AIR BAGS | I WENT OUT TO MY TRUCK THE OTHER DAY AND NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STARTING TO CRACK ABOVE THE ... |
| Sep 17, 2015 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED... |
| Sep 6, 2015 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | DASH BOARDS CAVING IN POSSIBLE CAUSING AIR BAGS, LIGHTS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS TO FAIL. |
| Apr 2, 2015 | AIR BAGS | [XXX] *TR |
| May 30, 2014 | AIR BAGS | WAS IN A COLLISION WITH FRONT END IMPACT AT 45 MPH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS ON TRUCK DID NO... |
| Feb 26, 2014 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED FROM EXPOSER TO SUNLIGHT. IN PAST YEAR IT HAS BROKEN INTO VERY SHARP PIECES A... |
| Oct 17, 2013 | AIR BAGS | THE 01 RAM 1500 "T" BONED A MID SIZED PASSENGER CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT... |
| Jan 1, 2013 | AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2001 Dodge Ram Dashboard is an extreme safety hazard due to the cracking. I have owned this vehicle... |
| Nov 26, 2012 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | I BOUGHT MY TRUCK BRAND NEW IN DAYTONA BEACH, FL IN 2001. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO THE DASHBOARD STARTED CR... |
| Apr 18, 2012 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | I COULD NOT GET PAST THE ENTER 'FAILED COMPONENT' REQUIREMENT SO I HAD TO CHOSE AIR BAGS BECAUSE IT ... |
| Feb 1, 2012 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | DASH CRACKED ABOVE AIRBAG WHICH COULD CAUSE SHARP PLASTIC TO IMPALE PASSENGER IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS. *T... |
| Dec 15, 2011 | AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS | TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE VEHICLE BEGA... |
| Nov 30, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHILE... |
| Sep 7, 2011 | AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNIN... |
| Nov 1, 2010 | AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT | DASHBOARD AND CAP IS CRACKING UP INTO JAGGED PIECES. SHOULD THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY, SEVERE INJURY COULD... |
| Sep 3, 2010 | AIR BAGS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 DODGE RAM 1500. THE CONTACT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT D... |
| Aug 1, 2010 | AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE | DASH BOARD IS CRACKING INTO PIECES ACTUALLY DISINEGRATING. IF BY CHANCE CUTS ANY WIRING IT COULD CUT... |