2003 Dodge RAM Quad Cab Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 8%of 122 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 62,300miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Dodge RAM Quad Cab, 8% of the 122 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,300 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“On august 2, 2010, in the early evening, my spouse, the sole occupant, fell asleep while driving our 2003 Dodge ram 1500 slt quad cab and hit a standard size steel street sign, a standard gauge guide wire for a telephone/power pole, and finally the telephone/power pole itself. The impact of this crash destroyed the truck. Thankfully, my wife was wearing her safety belt, and suffered only minor injuries. The guide/support wire had embedded itself into the front bumper and hood and had to be cut out. Amazingly, neither the driver nor passenger airbags deployed in this incident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10352592, filed 2010-08, 42,500 miles“The windshield appears weak having many pock marks in it. This causes the windshield wipers to need to be replaced often. The dash is severely cracked and we are afraid that this is going to cause the air bag to rupture on the passenger side (besides the fact that it is coming apart).”
NHTSA complaint #10747871, filed 2015-08, 100,000 miles“The dash board on this vehicle is cracking all over. It has cracked around the passenger airbag and pieces have fallen into the airbag compartment. This has not caused injury yet, but if involved in an accident, the broken pieces will definitely cause injury and I hope that they do not affect the airbag deployment. Pieces blow into your face while running the defrost which if struck in the eye could cause an accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10632508, filed 2014-09, 82,100 miles“While driving approximately 55 MPH vehicle hit three cows that were in the road and the front air bags did not deploy. Driver was transported to the emergency room for treatment of back pain. Also, the driver had an appointment to check for any internal head injuries.”
NHTSA complaint #10044859, filed 2003-10, 6,500 miles“So many of these trucks have dashboards that are literally falling apart and the recall on the airbags can't be done without the dashboards being replaced which is above $1400.00! My 2004 toyota 4runner dashboard did the same thing, only not as extreme as falling apart like my Dodge ram 1500. Toyota did the right thing and recalled the dashboard! This truck was just purchased for my son and now they can't and won't replace the airbag unless we pay to have the dashboard replaced? …”
NHTSA complaint #11004734, filed 2017-07Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Dodge RAM Quad Cab
45 complaintsBrakes
20 complaintsSuspension
13 complaintsElectrical system
11 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Dodge RAM Quad Cab
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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