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Owner complaints · Air Bags

2019 Ram 1500 airbag problems

92 of the 1,481 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2019 Ram 1500 name the airbags (NHTSA’s “Air Bags” heading — airbags, their sensors and warning lights). Filed under the same heading: 4 recalls. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.

92 complaints 6% of this model year’s 42 reports a crash typically at 25k miles

What owners filed about the airbags

Source: NHTSA complaint database
92complaints name the airbags

42 of the 92 reports a crash · 0 a fire · 39 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.

Filed per year: 2019: 14 · 2020: 12 · 2021: 5 · 2022: 12 · 2023: 10 · 2024: 15 · 2025: 12 · 2026: 12

25kmiles, typically

Half of the 33 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the airbag problem between 10,000 and 55,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.

6%of this model year’s complaints

1,481 complaints in all about the 2019 Ram 1500, 12 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →

Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Air Bags” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.

Across model years: Ram 1500 airbag problems, every year on file →

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In owners’ own words

Source: NHTSA complaint database

Filed with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the airbags. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.

Then 5 days later I was I was told parts are on back order without giving me a replacement vehicle. The service tech (eric) never calls me back I have to keep going back in forth trying to get a status up date on my vehicle.
Air Bags at 9,500 miles Oct 6, 2019 NHTSA owner report
The contact owned a 2019 Ram 1500. While the contact's husband was driving 50 MPH, the vehicle was struck by an 18-wheeler. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sought medical attention at a local hospital for shoulder injuries. The whereabouts of the other driver were unknown. A police report was filed.
Air Bags Sep 12, 2019 NHTSA owner report
I was driving the vehicle under ideal conditions and both sides curtain airbag deployed to include the seat airbags. The cabin became smoky, causing the vehicle to veer off the road due to no visibility. The vehicle when up and embankment and back down before coming to a complete stop.
Air Bags at 22,300 miles Aug 4, 2019 NHTSA owner report
The contact owns a 2019 Ram 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 19v067000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and 19v407000 (air bags, seat belts). The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure.
Air Bags Jul 10, 2019 NHTSA owner report
After airbag deployment on my 2019 Ram 1500 the engine did not shut off automatically. The truck accelerated after the deployment despite standing on the brakes. End result was truck impacted guard rail after the collision with the other vehicle multiple times before it shut down
Air Bags at 793 miles Jul 1, 2019 NHTSA owner report

What is on file about the airbags

Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communications

Recalls filed under this heading

Trouble codes named on this system

P241D B25C9

Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2019 Ram 1500 names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.

Other systems with a record on the 2019 Ram 1500

Source: the same files
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Every 2027 model on file, by price Compare two vehicles, trim vs trim See what a VIN was priced at See what owners reported

Common questions

Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communications

Are airbag problems common on the 2019 Ram 1500?

They are documented: NHTSA holds 92 owner complaints naming the airbags on this model year (6% of everything owners filed about it), and 4 recalls are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.

Is there a recall for the airbags on the 2019 Ram 1500?

Yes — 4 campaigns are filed under this heading: 25V824000, 25V010000, 21V632000, 19V407000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

When do airbag problems show up on the 2019 Ram 1500?

Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 25,000 miles; half of them between 10,000 and 55,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.

What does NHTSA's "Air Bags" heading cover?

Airbags, their sensors and warning lights. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.