16 problems related to front air bag have been reported for the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup has a chronic case of cracked dash. This has been heavily noted from 1998 models through the 2004 models. This is extremely hazardous to passenger safety because if the passenger airbag should deploy the passenger of driver could be impaled by sharp shards of plastic from the fractured dash. These dashes need to be recalled due to this extreme safety hazard.
Was in a head on collision with the side of a chevy blazer at approx. 50 mph. No air bag deployment on my vehicle, and my wife was ejected out of the passengers window.
Dash has numerous cracks. Concerned about the passenger air bag being deployed and causing injury when parts of dash come off.
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision with another vehicle where the other driver was killed. The consumer's vehicle was traveling approximately 50-55 mph. Neither of the frontal air bags deployed.
Lost control while driving /struck a phone pole, and rolled over. Upon impact, neither air bag deployed. Feel free to provide any further information.
Road conditions were foggy, lost control, and hit a telephone pole at 20 to 25 mph. Upon impact, none of frontal airbags deployed.
Front crash at 55 mph, and neither airbag deployed.
Driving on feeder road at 45mph all of sudden an 18 wheeler in front just stopped. Consumer didn't have enough time to react by applying brakes and rearended into the 18 wheeler. Upon impact, airbag didn't deploy.
While traveling at about 35 mph hit another vehicle on the driver's side with front of truck. Consumer states if system is not going to work, please remove.
Breaks failed at 45 mph. Rear-ended car in front. Airbags never deploved. 2 passengers in van hurt, driver in front car hurt.
At a stop light rear ended and hit the vehicle in front, and neither airbag deployed.
While driving at 35 mph consumer rear ended another vehicle when applying brakes ,and they failed to stop vehicle, causin consumer to rear end the vehicle in front. Driver's side/passenger's side air bags didn't deploy. Also, driver's side seat belt didn't hold consumer from boucing onto the steering wheel.
While driving at 35 mph rear ended a disabled vehicle that broke down on the freeway and the air bags on the driver side and the passager sides didn't deploy.
Consumer was traveling at 55 mph when rear ended another vehicle, and the air bags on the driver' side or the passenger's side did not deploy. Consumer was transported to the hospital due to the fact that the consumer was knocked out.
While driving at 55mph the consumer hit another vehicle head-on, driver's side/passenger's side air bags didn't deploy, resulted in an injury and a death.
While driving about 35 mph another consumer made a left turn in front of the consumer, causing the consumer to hit the vehicle on the left side at 35 mph, and the air bags didn't deploy. Also, when the consumer applied the brakes, they locked up. The consumer was hurt in accident.