2009 Dodge RAM 3500 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 11%of 105 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 58,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the air bags of the 2009 Dodge RAM 3500, 11% of the 105 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 58,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was in a bad wreck on the freeway going freeway speed 60mph I hit a jersey barrier that caused me to roll my truck and not one of my airbags went off this accident happened in september 2018 I shattered my collarbone due to hitting the steering wheel and have had surgery's done and my collarbone will never be the same”
NHTSA complaint #11338727, filed 2020-07, 68,000 miles“Our son was driving a 2009 Dodge at approximately 60 MPH. He hit a vehicle that pulled in front of him with the front end of the Dodge. It continued to travel into a guardrail then flipped over on its top. During this accident the airbags did not deploy. Praise god our son was not injured during this. Shouldn't the airbags have deployed during this??????”
NHTSA complaint #10759627, filed 2015-08, 116,500 miles“I was e/b hwy 26 around manning, or at approximately 50-55 MPH (posted 55). As I was passing a fruit stand on my right, I heard a loud bang and the vehicle jerked to the right jumped the curb and I veered to the right to avoid the steel guard rail and drove into a drop off about 20 feet below the roadway and struck a pile of 4-6 logs in tall grass. None of the airbags deployed during the collision.”
NHTSA complaint #10722306, filed 2015-05, 30,000 miles“Pilson auto center in charleston, il has failed to remedy the situation. When the recall was first issued we called the dealership and they said they would put our vehicle on a list and we have yet to hear from them. When I called the dealership they said we were still on a list and that they would call us.”
NHTSA complaint #10876108, filed 2016-06“Takata recall. I received a recall notice from fiat chrysler automobiles (r25/NHTSA 15v-313) that was termed as an interim notification letter quite a few months ago stating that I would be notified when the repair parts become available. To date I have not received any further notices about the availability of parts. I had a similar experience with the last recall on my Dodge RAM 3500. It appears that fiat chrysler is purposefully failing to notify consumers of parts availability. …”
NHTSA complaint #10821890, filed 2016-01Related recalls
- 16V352000May 24, 2016DO NOT DRIVEChrysler (FCA US LLC) expanded the affected population to include 73,712 2005-2009 RAM 2500 trucks produced at the St. Louis North Assembly Plant. With this…Covers: Dodge RAM 3500 2006–2010, Chrysler 300 2005–2012, Dodge Dakota 2005–2011 +13 more
- 15V313000May 26, 2015DO NOT DRIVEChrysler (FCA US LLC) is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 Dodge Ram 2500, 2004-2008 Dodge Ram 1500 and Durango, 2006-2009 Dodge Ram 3500, 2008-2010…Covers: Dodge RAM 3500 2006–2009, Dakota 2005–2011, Chrysler 300 2005–2010 +14 more
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15 | 4% |
| 2011 | 2 | 1% |
| 2010 | 3 | 2% |
| 2009 | 12 | 11% |
| 2008 | 18 | 10% |
| 2007 | 36 | 17% |
| 2006 | 33 | 13% |
| 2005 | 33 | 17% |
| 2004 | 43 | 20% |
| 2003 | 80 | 28% |
| 2002 | 4 | 9% |
| 2001 | 11 | 8% |
| 2000 | 2 | 3% |
| 1999 | 5 | 5% |
| 1998 | 9 | 9% |
| 1997 | 4 | 3% |
| 1996 | 2 | 2% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
| 1994 | 2 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2009 Dodge RAM 3500
69 complaintsSuspension
12 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 Dodge RAM 3500
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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