One problem related to dashboard failed has been reported for the 1996 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I went out on Friday the 6th of Feb. 2015. I got a coffee at wawa everything was fine I left to go to my buddy's house to hangout and I started driving down the road n I noticed smoke coming out the vents when I was driving so I pulled over cuz I thought it was the heater core cuz when they go bad smoke comes out of them so I'm looking n looking n all of a sudden the smoke is getting heavier and darker within 20-25 mins after calling 911 there it happened my truck went up in flames n a total loss. Then that day after I got home n calmed down I looked it up n the first thing that popped up recall for wiring harness in dashboard shorts out n causes fires. . . I'm like really. . . .