2019 Ram 1500 · symptom sheet
Airbag warning light or recall
- 92owner reports
- 27,093median miles
- 42involved a crash
Newest report Sep 28, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
92 of the 1,481 complaints on this car describe airbag.
Tick what matches of 92 reports
Airbag 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: 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.
What this problem usually is
Airbag complaints split into a few kinds. The most common is an airbag warning light that won't go out. Others involve the passenger seat sensor switching the passenger bag off with an adult sitting there, an airbag that didn't deploy in a crash, or one that went off without a crash at all. A large share also come from owners waiting on a recall part.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the occupant sensor (29 reports) and the module (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
5 recalls on the airbags cover the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The right and left side curtain air bag inflators may rupture due to a manufacturing defect.
The driver's side air bag may not be connected properly, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended.
The right and left side curtain air bag inflators may rupture due to a manufacturing defect.
The side air bag inflatable curtain (SABIC) inflator end cap may detach from the inflator, or the inflator sidewall may rupture.
The flash memory of the Occupant Restraint Controller (ORC) may become corrupted, disabling the vehicle's air bags and seat belt pretensioners.
All 30 recalls on the 2019 Ram 1500, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the airbags on the 1500
Electrical overstress. Closed sep 19, 2024, led to recall 20V-024.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 12,000 and 60,000 miles, from the 35 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2019 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.
Water Leak At Headliner Near Driver Microphone
A/C Performance Not As Hot/Cold On Driver Side - DTC's B11CB-92, B11CB-11
What owners wrote
“Back glass has crack in frame around sliding glass window. Water is leaking into the truck from crack and causing back seat, carpet, ceiling liner and airbags in the ceiling liner to get wet.”
Filed Feb 16, 2023
“The vehicleâs rear window started leaking with normal rain. Airbags are present in the area and are prone to getting get. This can be a hazard in case of an accident.”
Filed Jan 10, 2023
“My rear window or antenna shark fin is allowing water to leak into the truck cabin above the rear window. The ceiling is wet above the rear window. The ceiling is wet around the airbag cover. What guarantee is there the water has not damaged the airbags or other electrical components. I am now worried the airbags could be damaged and not work properly putting my family at risk of injury if we are in an accident.”
Filed Nov 26, 2022
“I was in a high speed rear end collision. We were at a red light and hit from behind approximately 45-50 mph . The air bags did not deploy and the drivers seat belt failed to latch . The passenger seat back latched”
Filed Aug 26, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 42 of 92 reports involved a crash and 39 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 218 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 153 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 143 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 133 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 77 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 74 reports
- Water leaks into the cabin 63 reports
- Steering sticks, feels notchy or jerks 45 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 44 reports
- Windshield cracks or distorts 43 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 39 reports
- Suspension noise, struts or alignment 33 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 28 reports
- "Shift to Park" or "Service Shifter" warning comes on 27 reports
- Engine rattles or ticks 26 reports