Air Bag Related Problems of the 2014 Dodge Ram 3500

Table 1 shows three common air bag related problems of the 2014 Dodge Ram 3500.

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of Dodge Ram 3500

Problem Category Number of Problems
Air Bag On-off Switch problems
1
Air Bag Not Deploy problems
1
Air Bag problems
1

Air Bag On-off Switch problem #1

Drove the truck about 25 miles to work the morning of oct. 9 2014 parked the truck in a parking space in front of the office at about 7:30 came out at approx. 4:45 got in the truck turned the key on waited for the wait to start ind. Noticed the windshield wipers were on but the switch was off then noticed the message center said air bag mat. Required but then went away very quickly then went to put on my seat belt then thought what I saw was smoke coming from the steering column then saw a red seat belt lite come on in the instrument cluster then the air bag blew out in my face causing bruising and abrasions to my face and upper body area stinging to my face a CO worker took me to the e r were I was seen.

Air Bag Not Deploy problem #2

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle was involved in a crash and the air bags failed to deploy. It was unknown if the contact sustained any injuries or if a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the air bag sensor was not offset. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 33,285.

Air Bag problem #3

The contact owns a 2014 Dodge Ram 3500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v294000 (air bags, electrical system, exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.


Air Bag related problems in other Dodge Ram 3500 model year vehicles:



Ram 3500 Service Bulletins
Ram 3500 Safety Recalls
Ram 3500 Defect Investigations