2014 Ram 1500 · symptom sheet
Seat belt or seat problems
- 32owner reports
- 44,000median miles
- 7involved a crash
Newest report Feb 10, 2022 · checked Oct 2, 2026
32 of the 1,706 complaints on this car describe seat belt.
Tick what matches of 32 reports
Seat belt on other 1500 years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
This group covers the belt and the seat it's bolted to: buckles that won't latch or won't let go, belts that lock up and won't pull out, and seats that shift or rock in their tracks. It's a wide bucket, with over 9,000 complaints across the vehicles on this site, and a quarter of them mention a recall.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the buckle (5 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the seat belts covers the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
In the affected vehicles, the side impact sensor calibrations may be overly sensitive, and as a result, the side air bag inflatable curtains and seat air bags may unexpectedly deploy and the seat belt pre-tensioners may activate.
All 17 recalls on the 2014 Ram 1500, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 22,000 and 70,000 miles, from the 18 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Ram 1500 that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Noise From Under Seat With Occupant Seated.
DODGE: WHEN USING RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT, THE AUDIBLE REMINDER FAILS TO PROPERLY FUNCTION. MODEL 2013-2014 RAM 1500. *PE
What owners wrote
No report on this problem is short enough to quote in full.
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 7 of 32 reports involved a crash and 16 people were hurt. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 368 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 176 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 134 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 129 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 121 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 107 reports
- Fuel smells, leaks, or the gauge reads wrong 52 reports
- Fuel pump failure 44 reports
- Diesel fuel system or injector problems 44 reports
- Adaptive cruise or lane keeping misbehaves 38 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 37 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 36 reports
- Rolls away in Park or will not shift out of Park 32 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 28 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 26 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 25 reports